Holguín pays tribute to FAR combatants in Melones
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The people of Holguin, representing all of Cuba, today pay tribute to the thirteen combatants of the Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR) who fell in the line of duty during the events that occurred in the town of Melones, in the municipality of Rafael Freyre.
During the posthumous tribute ceremony that takes place in the Plaza de la Revolución Mayor General Calixto García, floral offerings from Army General Raúl Castro and President Miguel Díaz-Canel were laid today, along with those of the Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces (Minfar), the families of the people of Holguín and the Association of Combatants of the Cuban Revolution.
In the honor guard, which began at seven in the morning and will continue until around twelve noon, the photos of the fallen combatants on January 7 are placed to be honored by their relatives and the representation of the Holguín people made up of workers, students and leaders.
According to a note released by the Minfar, the accident occurred in a construction site that stored war material belonging to the Military Region of Holguín, in the Eastern Army and the possible cause was associated with an electrical failure caused by a short circuit inside the facility.
For his part, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, President of the Republic, decreed official mourning from six o'clock until midnight today, a period in which the flag of the lone star will be raised at half-mast in public buildings and military institutions. (Source: ACN)
