Cuban Embassy in Paris attacked with petrol bombs
PARIS, - Cuba's embassy in Paris said on Tuesday it had been attacked overnight with petrol bombs that caused some damage but no injuries to its staff, in an incident that prompted French authorities to beef up security around the building.
Three petrol bombs were thrown by two unnamed individuals,
causing a fire on the facade and the entrance of the building, the embassy said
in a statement.
Cuba has been rocked by protests against a deep economic
crisis, the government's handling of the coronavirus pandemic and curbs on
civil liberties, prompting the Communist-run country to restrict access to
social media.
Cuba's foreign ministry published photos of the petrol bombs
on its official Twitter feed.
"Those directly responsible for these acts are those
who incite violence and hatred against our country," it said.
Its embassy in Paris pointed the finger at the United
States, saying such acts had been "encouraged by campaigns by the U.S.
government against our country."
The foreign ministers of the United States and 20 other
countries on Monday condemned mass arrests in Cuba and called for full
restoration of Internet access.
France's foreign ministry condemned the attack on the Cuban
embassy, adding that a judicial investigation had been opened to try and
determine who was behind it. It confirmed that there had been some material
damage but no injuries.
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