← Back to diffwire
Protesters in Havana and rural areas ransack Communist Party offices
11 articles |
Updated 1d ago |
Created 1d ago
Demonstrators have stormed multiple provincial party headquarters throughout Cuba, including a major attack on an office near Morón where they smashed furniture before fleeing to avoid police bullets fired from behind cover while others set fire to buildings with Molotov cocktails in response to severe blackouts that began around 2 AM local time and continue into the night.
Key Points
-
1Protesters in various Cuban locations, including Morón and a provincial seat near Havana, have attacked the offices of local Communist Party branches.
-
2The unrest is explicitly linked by multiple sources to recent power outages (apagones) affecting Cuba's population.
-
3Violent actions include ransacking buildings with fireballs thrown at windows as well as physical assaults on party officials and staff.
Developments
[Mar 15, 02:47]
Protesters in Morón attacked the municipal seat of Cuba's Communist Party (Teletica).
[Mar 15, 03:48]
A group ransacked a Cuban communist party office; sources note fireballs thrown at windows and assaults on staff members.