Cuba’s embassy in Washington (OLIVIER DOULIERY)<\/i><\/p>\n
Washington (AFP) – A man was arrested early Thursday after opening fire on the Cuban embassy in Washington, the US Secret Service said.<\/p>\n
The unidentified person fired multiple rounds from a high-powered assault rifle, damaging the building but injuring no one, according to the Secret Service and the embassy.<\/p>\n
“This morning at approximately 2:15 am, US Secret Service officers responded to the Embassy of Cuba following reports of shots fired,” the Secret Service said in a statement.<\/p>\n
“One individual was arrested for being in possession of an unregistered firearm as well as unregistered ammunition, assault with the intent to kill, and possession of a high capacity feed device.<\/p>\n
“No injuries were reported at the scene.”<\/p>\n
Washington’s police department confirmed the incident but said an investigation was in the hands of the Secret Service, which often handles investigations involving foreign diplomats. <\/p>\n
Local media said the man fired about 30 rounds at the embassy, located on 16th Street at the edge of the Adams Morgan neighborhood, a normally bustling area full of bars and restaurants but which has been stilled by the coronavirus shutdown.<\/p>\n
The embassy posted pictures of bullet holes in the exterior walls and columns, a window and a light fixture.<\/p>\n
“Mission staff was not injured and is safe. Investigation is in progress,” Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez tweeted.<\/p>\n
“It is the responsibility of states to protect diplomats accredited to them and their facilities,” he said.<\/p>\n
The administration of President Donald Trump has chilled relations with Havana, reversing course after an opening initiated by his predecessor Barack Obama.<\/p>\n
In October 2017, it expelled 15 Cuban diplomats after a rash of incidents in which US embassy staff in Cuba reported as yet unexplained head pains, dizziness and hearing loss.<\/p>\n
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Cuba’s embassy in Washington (OLIVIER DOULIERY) Washington (AFP) – A man was arrested early Thursday after opening fire on the Cuban embassy in Washington, the US Secret Service said. The unidentified person fired multiple rounds from a high-powered assault rifle, damaging the building but injuring no one, according to the Secret Service and the embassy….<\/p>\n