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A small flotilla of 6 Miami exiles' boats...off La Habana's famous Malecon...launched fireworks to bring attention to human rights violations.
But...because of poor weather and the 12-mile limit...it was witnessed by few island spectators.
However...on the popular seawall...a mob thronged around the foreign media...with a cameraman punched in the face, another's thumb was sprained...and a video camera was broken.
Cuban officials were irked by the flotilla's efforts.
"There's a whole program of provocative acts," said an Interior Ministry official. "This is not just about innocuous fireworks. It is subversive."
TO SEE: 1:14 Video report:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8U1Sn4oVGnQ&feature=player_embedded#!
