13 Cuban soldiers dead after explosion at ammunition depot, government says
The Cuban government said on Wednesday that an explosion at an arms depot in the east of the country a week ago killed 13 soldiers.
Cuba’s Revolutionary Armed Forces Ministry said in a statement statement On Wednesday, “the deaths of 13 comrades were officially announced.”
The explosion occurred last Tuesday in Melones, about 450 miles east of the capital Havana, and the ministry said it was likely caused by a short circuit and power outage. This prompted the evacuation of more than 1,200 residents in the area.
Cuban military officials said the site remains inaccessible due to difficult terrain, toxic gases and severe structural damage.
Cuban leader Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermudez said in a statement: “We recognize the officers, non-commissioned officers and soldiers who heroically faced the accident in the building where war materials were stored in the Holguin Military District. The death is deeply saddening.” Statement on social media. “They died heroically, and as heroes, we should express our deepest respect and companionship to them in the pain of losing their loved ones.
Government releases names of all 13 soldiers social media jobsWednesday.
The 13 soldiers were initially declared missing, Reuters reported reportofficials previously said the explosion was caused by a fire at a construction site,
