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Support pours in for Cuba after attack on Washington DC embassy

UNITED STATES national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Monday that the US strongly condemned the Sunday evening attack on the Cuban embassy in Washington DC.

Stopping short of labelling the attack a “terrorist” incident, Mr Sullivan said: “We are in contact with Cuban embassy officials and law enforcement authorities to ensure an appropriate and timely investigation as well as to offer our support for future protective efforts.” 

US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller told reporters that his department was co-ordinating with Washington DC police on the investigation into the attack. 

NBC News reported a US Secret Service spokesperson as saying that no arrests had been made and there was no fire or significant damage to the building.

The remarks from US officials followed widespread condemnation of the attack on the Cuban embassy. An unidentified individual threw two Molotov cocktails at the building.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said: “We urge the US side to investigate what happened, resolve the case as soon as possible and take effective measures to ensure the safety of diplomatic personnel.”

Lebanese Communist Party general secretary Hanna Ghareeb condemned the attack and reaffirmed his support for Cuba as a symbol of liberation.

The Swedish–Cuban Solidarity Association accused the US of failing to protect a foreign embassy.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that the crime “should not go unpunished” and called for “severe punishment” for its intellectual authors. 

She added “We hope that US authorities will conduct a prompt and thorough investigation into all the circumstances of the incident.”

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez pointed out on social media site X that it was the “second violent attack against the diplomatic headquarters in Washington.”

On April 30 2020, an individual fired an assault rifle at the embassy, ​​causing material damage to the building.

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