Attacked with petrol bombs

Cuban embassy in Paris attacked with petrol bombs

Cuban foreign minister denounces ‘a terrorist attack with Molotov cocktails.’

BY LIV KLINGERT

The Cuban embassy in Paris was attacked with petrol bombs on Tuesday, its staff said, causing damage to the building but no harm to those working inside.

The Cuban Foreign Ministry condemned the attack on Twitter and posted photos of the damaged building, writing: “Those directly responsible for these acts are those who incite violence and hatred against our country.”

Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez on Twitter denounced “a terrorist attack with Molotov cocktails against our Embassy in Paris.”

He added: “I hold the US Government responsible for its continuous campaigns against our country that encourage these behaviors and for calls for violence, with impunity, from its territory.”

Cuban embassies in cities across the world have been the scene of demonstrations both for and against the Cuban government’s reaction to mass protests that took place on the island in early July over food shortages, high prices, curbs on communications and communist rule.

Havana has accused the U.S. government of running a social media campaign aimed at destabilizing the Caribbean nation.

Last week, U.S. President Joe Biden announced plans to slap targeted individual sanctions on Cuba regime officials and entities.

The foreign ministers of over 20 countries on Monday denounced the mass arrests in Cuba, calling for complete restoration of access to the internet.