Protesters torch Communist Party HQ in Cuba; video appears to capture gunfire

Protests erupted in Morón, Cuba, where demonstrators attacked a Communist Party headquarters, setting fires and chanting for freedom. Video footage appeared to capture gunfire and a man collapsing, though Cuban state media denied anyone was injured by police gunfire and reported five arrests, claiming a participant fell while drunk. The protests stem from ongoing blackouts, food shortages, and a worsening economic crisis exacerbated by U.S. sanctions limiting oil shipments. Recent power outages, including one caused by a failure at the Antonio Guiteras Thermoelectric Power Plant, have fueled public discontent. Smaller protests involving banging pots have also occurred in Havana over the past week.

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