Havana, Cuba —
An FBI technical team is in Cuba to investigate a February shootout between Cuban soldiers and the crew of a boat from Florida, CNN has learned from two sources familiar with the visit.
The rare visit by US law enforcement to the communist-run island comes amid some of the highest tensions in years between the US and Cuba and after the Trump administration said Cuban officials need to radically alter their system of government.
According to Cuban officials, a boat with 10 people aboard sailed to the island from Florida in late February to carry out “an attempt to overthrow the government.”
Upon arrival, the boaters engaged in a shootout with Cuban…