Cuba vowed Thursday to defend against "terrorist and mercenary" attacks after reporting it had killed four gunmen on a US-registered boat -- a bloody incident that added to deepening tensions between Havana and Washington.
President Miguel Diaz-Canel denounced Wednesday's incident as an attempted "infiltration" and said "Cuba will defend itself with determination and firmness against any terrorist and mercenary aggression against its sovereignty and national stability."
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