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Photos from Cuba as US speedboat shooting heightens tensions

HAVANA (AP) — A view of daily life in Cuba as Havana says the 10 passengers on a boat that opened fire on its soldiers were armed Cubans living in the U.S. who were trying to infiltrate the island.

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This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.

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Weapons that Cuban authorities say were recovered from a speedboat in Cuban waters following a confrontation that left four people dead are displayed during a media presentation in Havana, Friday, Feb. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
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People ride as passengers on an electric tricycle taxi decorated with a U.S. flag in Regla, Cuba, Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
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People walk past a mural of Che Guevara in Havana, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
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People walk along the Malecón in Havana, Monday, Feb. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
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Mexican ship ARM Huasteco, carrying aid according to the Mexican government, arrives to Havana Bay, Cuba, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
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Guillermo Beltran, a recipient of Mexican humanitarian assistance, poses for a photo with his daughters Chanely, left and Chanela, holding his donated items at their home in Havana, Cuba, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
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People take photos at Havana Bay as the Mexican Navy ship Isla Holbox arrives in Cuba, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
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Tourist walk through Havana, Cuba, Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
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Tourists travel in a classic American car next to a line of drivers waiting to buy fuel for their cars in Havana, Cuba, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
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People play dominoes on the street in Havana, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
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People spend the afternoon on the Malecón at sunset, in Havana, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
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Doctors assist in a birth at the Ramón González Coro Maternity Hospital in Havana, Cuba, Friday, Feb. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
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Women use a cell phone flashlight as they chat through a window during a scheduled power outage as part of energy rationing in Santa Cruz del Norte, home to one of Cuba’s largest thermoelectric plants, late Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
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People walk down a street in Havana, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
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People wait to board transportation in Havana, Cuba, Friday, Feb. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
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The Mexican Navy ship Papaloapan arrives to Havana Bay, Cuba, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
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Russian tourists arrive at the airport in Varadero, Cuba, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Jorge Luis Banos)
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A driver steers his bicycle taxi decorated with U.S. and Cuban flags in Havana, Cuba, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
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People hold their noses as they pass a street with garbage in Havana, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
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A man sleeps on a street in Havana, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
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A man rides his bicycle at sunset in Havana, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
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Former baseball player Juan Alberto Varona washes clothes in the street during a scheduled power outage in Santa Cruz del Norte, Cuba, late afternoon Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
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A couple sit on a seawall while watching a tanker ship exit the bay of Havana, Cuba, Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

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