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Morón Protesters Torch Communist Party Office as Cuba’s Blackouts Deepen

Díaz-Canel confirms talks with U.S. officials following months without petroleum shipments.

Overview

  • Authorities say five people were detained after the Morón unrest and the Interior Ministry opened an investigation into what state media called vandalism.
  • Social media videos show the party office ransacked with documents and furniture burned in the street, and a pharmacy and a store were also reported damaged.
  • Footage circulating from the scene appears to capture gunfire and an injured man, while state media denies police shot anyone and reports no confirmed gunshot injuries.
  • Cuban officials attribute prolonged outages to depleted fuel supplies and failures at aging power plants, with a recent grid collapse tied to the Antonio Guiteras facility.
  • Public frustration over shortages has grown with cacerolazos and a student sit-in, and local outlets reported solidarity demonstrations by Cuban exiles in Miami.