Cuban authorities found the dead bodies of four persons who were murdered, presumably in an attempt to illegally leave the country, in the western province of Artemisa.

According to the Cuban Interior Ministry, the dead bodies of four persons violently murdered were found on June 10 in a farm called Niña Bonita, Playa Baracoa town, in the Artemisa municipality of Bauta.

According to preliminary results of the investigation by a multidisciplinary team, the murder was linked to alleged plan to illegally leave the country with support from abroad.

The Cuban authorities said they will keep announcing on the case.