Cuban Exiles Stage Air, Sea Protest
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MIAMI — Cuban exiles protested at sea and in the air just outside Cuban territory Saturday, hoping to inspire a peaceful work stoppage to protest economic conditions on the island.
Despite rain and a warning against provoking an international incident, 10 boats carrying about 100 people sailed from the Florida Keys to about 13 miles off Havana for a ceremony in memory of those who have died fleeing the Communist nation.
The boats, some adorned with U.S. and Cuban flags, steered clear of Cuban waters stretching 12 miles off the coast, following warnings by U.S. and Cuban authorities.
Another small group sailed off the Bay of Nipe, near the island’s southeastern tip. Organizers with the Miami-based Democracy Movement said those vessels sailed from a Caribbean country, but they wouldn’t say which one.
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