<p>This week, Cuban border patrol fired on a Florida-registered speedboat that entered Cuban territorial waters, killing four people and wounding others. Havana has blamed the US for allowing anti-government groups to operate on its soil. The incident comes at a time when tensions between the island and the US have increased. The World’s Shirin Jaafari reports.</p>

This week, Cuban border patrol fired on a Florida-registered speedboat that entered Cuban territorial waters, killing four people and wounding others. Havana has blamed the US for allowing anti-government groups to operate on its soil. The incident comes at a time when tensions between the island and the US have increased. The World’s Shirin Jaafari reports.

A deadly boat incident increases tensions between the US and Cuba

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A deadly boat incident increases tensions between the US and Cuba

A deadly boat incident increases tensions between the US and Cuba