WASHINGTON — Two Molotov cocktails were thrown at the Cuban Embassy here Sept. 24, hitting the front wall. There were no injuries to embassy personnel. The terrorist attack came on the heels of Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel’s trip to New York, where he spoke before the U.N. General Assembly and other groups. “Anti-Cuban groups turn to terrorism when they feel impunity,” Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez told the press. This was the second attack on the embassy in recent years. On April 30, 2020, 30 rounds were fired at the embassy.
Over 100 people joined a picket line at the embassy Sept. 25, called by the National Network on Cuba. The spirited protest demanded the U.S. government apprehend and prosecute those who launched the attack and take Cuba off its “State Sponsors of Terrorism” list. Participants included IFCO-Pastors for Peace, D.C. Metro Coalition in Solidarity with the Cuban Revolution, the FMLN of Washington, D.C., Young Communist League, Party for Socialism and Liberation, and the Socialist Workers Party.