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Cuba Reports Five Arrests After Communist Party Office Set on Fire in Morón

Officials attribute the unrest to an energy crisis as they pursue talks with the United States.

Overview

  • Authorities say a protest in Morón partially destroyed the local Communist Party headquarters and led to five arrests.
  • State media described vandalism that included stones thrown and a reception area set ablaze, while social videos showed damage to a drugstore and a store nearby.
  • Cuba’s Interior Ministry has opened an investigation into the incident.
  • President Miguel Díaz-Canel said no petroleum shipments have arrived in three months and confirmed that Havana has opened talks with the U.S. government.
  • Officials cited depleted fuel oil and diesel, shutdowns at two power plants, and a recent grid failure tied to a broken boiler as drivers of worsening outages.