<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/usa" rel="" target="_blank" title="US"><span>US</span></a><span> authorities are investigating after </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/cuba" rel="" target="_blank" title="Cuban"><span>Cuban</span></a><span> forces reportedly killed four people aboard a Florida-registered boat.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Four people in a speedboat with a Florida license plate were killed by Cuban forces Wednesday morning, Cuba's interior ministry said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Six other people aboard the vessel were injured and are receiving medical attention.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/trapped-south-africa-miners-presumed-dead/f70fdad1-9ea0-4151-a13f-61dfb77458cd" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Diamond mine says trapped miners presumed dead and files for liquidation</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Cuban border guard troops approached the boat to identify it after it entered Cuban territorial waters in Falcones Cay, Villa Clara Province, the ministry said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The Cuban forces were then shot at by someone from the boat, injuring the commander of the Cuban boat, the statement said. The border guards then returned fire.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The nationalities of those aboard the speedboat are unknown.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/world/cuba-military-attack-us-registered-boat-kill-four-people/4a13e634-666d-4368-a533-961b1aeae555" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/jeffrey-epstein-bill-gates-took-responsibility-over-epstein-ties-in-townhall-with-staff/1461f53a-06da-4e47-af4a-af5e0bd17a40" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Bill Gates apologises to staff over Epstein links</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Falcones Cay is just over 160km from Florida.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Cuban authorities are investigating the incident, but US representatives are already calling for action.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Florida Republican Congressman Carlos A Gimenez said the incident raised concerns about the use of lethal force against people aboard a US-registered vessel and called for an investigation..</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"United States authorities must determine whether any of the victims were US citizens or legal residents and establish exactly what occurred," he said in a statement posted to X.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/middle-east-security-warning-some-australians-in-israel-and-lebanon-told-to-leave/9f68ee42-51a7-449f-8bbd-d69be369f095" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Aussies told to leave amid 'deteriorating security' in Middle East</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="tweet" data-tweet-id="2026750391145181459" data-user="9NewsAUS"></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The regime in Cuba must be relegated to the dustbin of history for its countless crimes against humanity."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Florida Republican Senator Rick Scott also called for a full investigation into what he dubbed a "deeply concerning" situation.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The Communist Cuban regime must be held accountable," he said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier confirmed he had ordered an investigation into the incident.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The Cuban government cannot be trusted, and we will do everything in our power to hold these communists accountable," he said.</span></div></div><div class="tweet" data-tweet-id="2026750551338205242" data-user="9NewsAUS"></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Cuba has been a target of the US for decades, and under President </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/donald-trump" rel="" target="_blank" title="Donald Trump"><span>Donald Trump</span></a><span> the nominally re-opened relations that began under his predecessor </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/barack-obama" rel="" target="_blank" title="Barack Obama"><span>Barack Obama</span></a><span>, have been rolled back.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Trump recently predicted the Cuban government would fall, with concerns its people will soon run out of fuel after the US </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/donald-trump-usa-venezuela-nicolas-maduro-cuba-warning/4dbceeef-4e57-4e07-b152-d4e2ba1e9bdd" rel="" target="_blank" title="kidnapped Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro"><span>kidnapped Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro</span></a><span>.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Maduro's regime was a major supplier of oil to Cuba. The US has since said it would allow oil to be shipped to Cuba for "humanitarian" purposes after pressure from other Caribbean nations.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><em><span>With CNN.</span></em></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><em><span>NEVER MISS A STORY:</span></em></strong><span> </span><em><span>Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.</span></em></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ul><li><strong><em><span>Download the 9NEWS App here via</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Apple</span></em></strong></a><span> </span><strong><em><span>and</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Google Play</span></em></strong></a></li><li><strong><em><span>Make 9News your preferred source on Google by</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://9.nine.com.au/8x987w" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>ticking this box here</span></em></strong></a></li><li><strong><em><span>Sign up to</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://login.nine.com.au/edm?client_id=nineatnine" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>our breaking newsletter here</span></em></strong></a></li></ul></div></div>