CASTRO BLAMES U.S. FOR 'CANNON BARRAGE' DAMAGING BUILDINGS IN WESTERN HAVANA
Havana, Cuba (JFK+50) On August 25, 1962, Cuba claimed a "cannon barrage" damaged several building in western Havana last evening.
Although Fidel Castro blames the United States for the attack, a group of Cuban exiles in Miami, Florida have claimed responsibility for firing more than 60 shots in 6 or 7 minutes.
The attack, according to Castro, was "staged from an area" 5/8 of a mile off the Havana suburb of Miramar*.
A State Department spokesman "flatly" denied any U.S. involvement in the incident.
JFK+50 NOTE
This incident marks the first attack on Cuba since the ill-fated Bay of Pigs invasion of April 1961.
*Miramar, located west of the Almendares River, was developed in the early 20th century by wealthy magnates & American businessmen.
SOURCE
"Havana Shelled by 'Enemy Ships'," The Evening Star, Washington, D.C., August 25, 1962, Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/
