They stone the train from Havana to Bayamo.

A glass was damaged, but there were no injuries. The incident occurred in the province of Las Tunas.

Lanzan piedra contra un tren en Cuba © Collage Facebook / Rutas Nacionales
A stone is thrown at a train in Cuba.Photo © Collage Facebook / Rutas Nacionales

Train number 17, which covers the Havana - Bayamo route, was stoned this Thursday, causing damage to the glass of seats 1 and 2 in car number two.

The National Passenger Trains Company reported on Facebook that the incident occurred at the exit of the Jobabo station, at kilometer 45 in Las Tunas.

Facebook Capture / National Routes

The published note also indicated that the incident occurred around 10:35 am, after which the police were notified, and they are working on the investigation of the event.

"It is presumed that the responsible parties are minors who were on the side of the track when the train passed," the statement said.

The entity indicated that there were no injuries as a result of the incident, but there was damage to one of the "80 cars imported from China in 2019 from a plan of 240 that could not be executed."

The deteriorating train service in Cuba, affected by a lack of resources and a crisis-stricken infrastructure, is now facing acts of violence such as stone-throwing, putting the lives of passengers and crew members at risk in a context of increasing social decay.

In last May, the national train Havana - Holguín was stoned while passing through the city of Santa Clara in the early hours of the morning, causing damage to the window of a passenger car.

Facebook Capture / Union of Railroads of Cuba

The Union of Railroads of Cuba reported on Facebook that at 1:00 am, at kilometer 277.500 of the central line, near a sawmill, an incident occurred that caused damage to one of the windows of a passenger car.

Not only trains are the target of vandalism. In April, several buses in Havana were stoned while carrying out their regular routes.

A note published by the Provincial Transport Company of Havana reported on three stone-throwing incidents on different routes.

In June, a man was arrested after throwing a stone at a state bus in Havana, which broke the side window of the bus, according to the Provincial Transport Company of the capital.

Facebook Capture/Provincial Directorate of Transportation of Havana

The affected bus was number 613 from the El Calvario Terminal, which was hit by a stone while completing its route to the depot, according to the mentioned source on social media.

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