The agency recalled that at around 3:00 p.m. on March 4, 1960, a first explosion occurred with the destructive power of 31 tons of grenades and 44 tons of ammunition inside the ship, a cargo coming from the port of Antwerp, Belgium, with final destination in the Cuban capital.
Shortly afterwards, the genocidal intention of the perpetrators of the attack was confirmed when a second explosion was recorded, precisely when the emergency services, the Fire Department and the Revolutionary Police were providing assistance to the first victims.
The court said the final death toll was 101, with 400 people injured or disabled for life and 82 children left without parents.
He stressed that the explosion at La Coubre “was the result of a terrorist act orchestrated by the United States government, as part of the actions carried out at that time, to discredit the nascent Revolution and destabilize the country, and not an isolated accident.”
SANGHA KOMMUNE (SSR) 