Protesters Take to Streets in Cuba as Lights Go Out Across Island
- Power cuts spark rare demonstrations in communist-run nation
- Government accuses US seizing on crisis to foment dissent
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Protesters took to the streets of Cuba on Sunday in a rare outburst of social unrest as a fresh wave of blackouts exacerbated tensions on the cash-strapped island.
Social media posts showed crowds of people in Santiago de Cuba, the second-largest city, chanting “corriente y comida” — power and food — as police looked on.