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Soldiers walk through Old Havana to collect garbage in Havana, Cuba, Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
Soldiers walk through Old Havana to collect garbage in Havana, Cuba, Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
Weapons that Cuban authorities say were recovered from a speedboat in Cuban waters following a confrontation that left four people dead are displayed during a media presentation in Havana, Friday, Feb. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
Weapons that Cuban authorities say were recovered from a speedboat in Cuban waters following a confrontation that left four people dead are displayed during a media presentation in Havana, Friday, Feb. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
People ride as passengers on an electric tricycle taxi decorated with a U.S. flag in Regla, Cuba, Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
People ride as passengers on an electric tricycle taxi decorated with a U.S. flag in Regla, Cuba, Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
People walk past a mural of Che Guevara in Havana, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
People walk past a mural of Che Guevara in Havana, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
People walk along the Malecón in Havana, Monday, Feb. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
People walk along the Malecón in Havana, Monday, Feb. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
Mexican ship ARM Huasteco, carrying aid according to the Mexican government, arrives to Havana Bay, Cuba, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
Mexican ship ARM Huasteco, carrying aid according to the Mexican government, arrives to Havana Bay, Cuba, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
Guillermo Beltran, a recipient of Mexican humanitarian assistance, poses for a photo with his daughters Chanely, left and Chanela, holding his donated items at their home in Havana, Cuba, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
Guillermo Beltran, a recipient of Mexican humanitarian assistance, poses for a photo with his daughters Chanely, left and Chanela, holding his donated items at their home in Havana, Cuba, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
Tourist walk through Havana, Cuba, Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
Tourist walk through Havana, Cuba, Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
Tourists travel in a classic American car next to a line of drivers waiting to buy fuel for their cars in Havana, Cuba, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
Tourists travel in a classic American car next to a line of drivers waiting to buy fuel for their cars in Havana, Cuba, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
People play dominoes on the street in Havana, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
People play dominoes on the street in Havana, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
People spend the afternoon on the Malecón at sunset, in Havana, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
People spend the afternoon on the Malecón at sunset, in Havana, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
Doctors assist in a birth at the Ramón González Coro Maternity Hospital in Havana, Cuba, Friday, Feb. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
Doctors assist in a birth at the Ramón González Coro Maternity Hospital in Havana, Cuba, Friday, Feb. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
People walk down a street in Havana, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
People walk down a street in Havana, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
A driver steers his bicycle taxi decorated with U.S. and Cuban flags in Havana, Cuba, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
A driver steers his bicycle taxi decorated with U.S. and Cuban flags in Havana, Cuba, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
People hold their noses as they pass a street with garbage in Havana, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
People hold their noses as they pass a street with garbage in Havana, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
A man sleeps on a street in Havana, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
A man sleeps on a street in Havana, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
A man rides his bicycle at sunset in Havana, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
A man rides his bicycle at sunset in Havana, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
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4:54 AM on Thursday, February 26

By RAMON ESPINOSA

HAVANA (AP) — A view of daily life in Cuba as Havana says the 10 passengers on a boat that opened fire on its soldiers were armed Cubans living in the U.S. who were trying to infiltrate the island.

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