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Cuba charged six people involved in last month鈥檚 speedboat shootout.
Four others traveling on the Florida-registered boat were killed in the Feb. 25 encounter in Cuban waters. If convicted on charges of terrorism, the six could face decades in prison, and possibly the death penalty. The Cuban government accused the Cuban exiles 鈥 two of whom held U.S. citizenship 鈥 of coming from the U.S. with more than 13,000 rounds of ammunition and intending to sow chaos on the Communist-run island. Tensions between the U.S. and Cuba have grown in recent months, with the U.S. blocking the sale of international oil to the economically struggling island, and President Donald Trump suggesting last week that perhaps there could be a 鈥渇riendly takeover of Cuba鈥 by the U.S.