Cuba has denounced
the United States Government has chosen to silence the terrorist attack on
April 30 against the island's embassy in Washington.
This was
stated by Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez at a virtual press conference,
broadcast by national television.
The State
Department and the U.S. Government have decided to silence this terrorist
attack, he stressed.
Since the
moment of what he called terrorist act, there has been no public statement or
rejection of the armed aggression against the Cuban diplomatic headquarters. He
pointed out that this attacker had confessed to the local police that with the
32 projectiles fired he intended to beat whatever was in front of him, whatever
was in his line of fire, at a time when 10 Cuban diplomats were at the embassy
headquarters.
The
foreign minister acknowledged the professional and prompt performance of the
U.S. police and Secret Service, while criticizing the State Department for
taking five days to communicate with the Cuban authorities and issue a brief
statement on the events.
It is
necessary to denounce the United States conspiratorial silence, stressed the
foreign minister.
The
attack was perpetrated by Alexander Alazo, a citizen of Cuban origin who has
been living in the United States since 2010. Before traveling to Washington DC.
he met in Miami with Cuban-American groups known for their violent opposition agaisnt Cuba, Rodriguez mentioned. The Cuban minister delved into Alazo's
attack plan, who had prepared the attack two weeks in advance and moved more
than once in the area outside the Cuban diplomatic headquarters in Washington.
It is up
to the White House to clarify what decision it made with Alazo's allegations,
the minister said, stressing there is evidence of negligence on the part of
that government. The foreign minister said that the State Department took
almost five days before issuing any official communication about this serious
event.
Source: Prensa
Latina May 12th
