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Cuba protests: Thousands march amid worst economic crisis in decades

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HAVANA (AP) - Thousands of Cubans marched on Havana’s Malecon promenade and elsewhere on the island Sunday to protest food shortages and high prices amid the coronavirus crisis, in one of biggest anti-government demonstrations in memory.Many young people took part in the afternoon protest in the capital, which disrupted traffic until police moved in after several hours and broke up the march when a few protesters threw rocks.Police initially trailed behind as protesters chanted "Freedom," "Enough" and "Unite." One motorcyclist pulled out a U.S.

flag, but it was snatched from him by others."We are fed up with the queues, the shortages. That’s why I’m here," one middle-age protester told The Associated Press.

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