Cuba Accuses US of Half-hearted Investigation Into 2023 Embassy Attack

Cuba accused the United States late on Wednesday, 16th of October, 2024 of a half-hearted investigation into a 2023 attack on the Communist-run nation’s embassy in Washington, D.C., further souring already-bitter relations between the neighboring countries.

A man in dark clothing hurled two Molotov cocktails at the Cuban embassy in Washington in September 2023 before running into the night, U.S. and Cuban authorities have said. No one was hurt and little damage was done to the building.

Johana Tablada, Cuba’s deputy director of U.S. affairs, said U.S. authorities have told Cuban counterparts they are investigating the incident, but officials have yet to identify the perpetrator.

“The message is, against Cuba, you can do whatever you want,” Tablada said on Cuban television Wednesday.

She said slow progress violated U.S. law and the international obligation of nations to protect diplomats and their embassies.

The U.S. Secret Service has previously said it was conducting an investigation into the incident and White House officials condemned the attack in 2023.

Tablada said the United States had also declined to label the assault as a “terrorist attack.”