The Brief
- Three men from Tampa were on a boat that was attacked by the Cuban military after it approached Cuba’s northern coast.
- Michel Ortega Casanova, of Tampa, and Pavel Alling Pena, of Clearwater, were killed. Leo Gomez, of Tampa, was taken into custody.
- Ortega Casanova and Gomez had attended meetings of the anti-communist Casa Cuba de Tampa, though leaders of the organization said they had no inkling as to their plans.
TAMPA, Fla. – Three men from the Bay Area are being called heroes by local anti-communist organizers after they were fired upon by the Cuban military.
The boat they were on encroached upon Cuban waters on Wednesday. Four were killed and six were taken into custody.
The Cuban government labeled the incident a “terrorist incursion.”…