Worsening food and electricity shortages spark anti-government protests in Cuba as authorities blame US sanctions for the suffering of people
Security forces arrived soon after the protests erupted, and Diaz-Canel later visited the town himself.
One local, on condition of anonymity, told AFP that she participated in the demonstration as she was exasperated by "the situation with electricity and food."Protests also erupted in Havana, with a few hundred people present, while social media showed other demonstrations in the country.
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