Earlier, a man opened fire on the Cuban Embassy in Washington, D.C., causing no injuries but damage to the building.
The State Department, following the incident of shelling of the Cuban Embassy in Washington, D.C., reaffirms its commitment to ensuring the security of foreign diplomatic missions.
“We can confirm that the Cuban Embassy in Washington this night (Thursday night – TASS a.m.) was fired upon, no one was injured. The embassy reported damage to the building,” said the agency. – The identity of the attacker has been established. The Diplomatic Security Service [of the State Department], the Secret Service, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Weapons and Explosives and Washington police are conducting a joint investigation.
“Under the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, we take responsibility for the safety of missions from incursions, damage and threats”, – the State Department said.
A man opened fire on the Cuban Embassy in Washington on Thursday night. No one was injured, but the building was damaged. As noted earlier by the police, a possibly associated SUV was parked near the diplomatic mission, inside which an American flag and a white mask were found. The Metropolitan Police Department told that the shooter was identified as a 42-year-old resident of Texas. Now he is in custody, he is charged with “assault with intent to kill”.
Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla qualified the shelling of the Embassy building as a terrorist attack. Cuban President Miguel Díaz Canel said he was awaiting the results of the investigation from the U.S. authorities and called for compliance with obligations to protect the diplomatic mission.
The Cuban Embassy in the United States was reopened in 2015 after the restoration of bilateral diplomatic relations between the countries under the previous US administration headed by former President Barack Obama.