Cuba: Protesters Attack Communist Party Office Amid Blackouts, US Blockade

• Anti-government protesters attacked a Communist Party office in Moron, Cuba, a rare riot triggered by worsening blackouts and food shortages.
• The unrest, which began peacefully, escalated into vandalism, rock-throwing, and a fire, with shouts of "liberty" heard.
• Blackouts are exacerbated by a U.S. oil blockade, tightened after the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and cuts to oil shipments.
• State media reported five arrests and denied claims of gunshot injuries, attributing one injury to a drunken fall.
• The incident follows recent pot-banging protests in Havana and student sit-ins at the University of Havana over power and fuel shortages.