"It is ironic that Cuba is unfairly on a list of terrorist countries and at the same time, on American soil, violent acts are committed against the Cuban embassy and diplomatic personnel," the Bridges of Love movement said in a statement.
The text noted that it is "extremely worrying that this terrorist event occurs on the last day of the visit of the Cuban president, Miguel Díaz-Canel, to the United States."
Furthermore, he added, "it is very sad and disturbing" that while the president recently advocated before hundreds of Americans for the construction of bridges of love between the two countries, a few hours later "a terrorist launched two explosives" against the representation of the Island.
"We demand that the full weight of the law be brought to bear on the guilty," urged the José Martí Cultural Association of the United States, after learning that an individual threw two Molotov cocktails at the diplomatic headquarters, as denounced by the Minister of Foreign Relations of Cuba, Bruno Rodríguez.
They do not know what harm to do to try to tarnish the general opinion of the resounding success of the recent visit of the president of Cuba, the group stressed.
The NEMO movement (No to the Blockade) also protested the savage attack with Molotov cocktails at the headquarters of the Island's representation, and recalled that while Cuba is kept on a spurious list of promoters of terrorism, the Cuban embassy in the capital American suffered two attacks in this triennium.
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"It is the second violent attack against the diplomatic headquarters in Washington," Rodríguez recalled.
In April 2020, an individual fired an assault rifle at the Island's legation in Washington DC, causing material damage to the building.
"Anti-Cuban groups turn to terrorism because they feel impunity, something that Cuba has repeatedly warned US authorities about," the minister stated on the internet platform itself.
Official data reveal that at least 581 acts of State terrorism have occurred against Cuban diplomatic representations since the triumph of the Revolution in January 1959.
