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Incendie partiel sur le bâtiment

Déclaration du conseiller à la sécurité nationale Jake Sullivan sur les informations faisant état d'un attentat contre l'ambassade de Cuba à Washington, DC

"Les États-Unis condamnent fermement l'attaque qui aurait été perpétrée dimanche contre l'ambassade de Cuba à Washington. Les attaques contre des installations diplomatiques sont inacceptables. Nous sommes en contact avec les responsables de l'ambassade cubaine et les autorités chargées de l'application de la loi afin de garantir une enquête appropriée et rapide et d'offrir notre soutien aux efforts de protection futurs."

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National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan on Monday condemned a reported attack on Cuba's embassy in Washington, D.C., involving at least one Molotov cocktail thrown at the building.

"The United States strongly condemns Sunday's reported attack on the Cuban embassy in Washington, DC. Attacks against diplomatic facilities are unacceptable," Sullivan said in a statement. "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."

The Secret Service responded to the scene on Sunday evening and stated that the building did not have significant damage. The embassy, which sits about 2 miles directly north of the White House in Washington's Adams Morgan neighborhood, resumed operations in 2015 after then-president Barack Obama restored diplomatic relations with the country.

In a statement on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, Cuba's foreign minister, labeled the attack as "terrorism."

"The Cuban embassy in the US was the target of a terrorist attack by an individual who launched 2 Molotov cocktails. The staff suffered no harm," he wrote. "The anti-Cuban groups resort to terrorism when feeling they enjoy impunity, something that #Cuba has repeatedly warned the US authorities about."

Although the U.S. and Cuba have maintained official ties since 2015, their relationship remains tenuous. The U.S. maintains a trade embargo on Cuba and American attitudes toward the country have wavered depending on who holds the presidency.