{"id":1657,"date":"2026-02-26T05:50:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T05:50:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=1657"},"modified":"2026-02-26T05:50:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T05:50:14","slug":"four-killed-after-us-registered-boat-clashes-with-cuban-patrol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=1657","title":{"rendered":"Four Killed After US-Registered Boat Clashes with Cuban Patrol"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>HAVANA:<\/strong> At least four people were killed and six others injured after a US-registered speedboat entered the territorial waters of Cuba and exchanged fire with a Cuban patrol vessel, the country\u2019s interior ministry said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to an official statement, the speedboat, registered in the US state of Florida, was intercepted near the El Pino Canal in Villa Clara province after it approached Cuban waters. 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