<p>A man was arrested early Thursday after opening fire on the Cuban embassy in Washington, the US Secret Service said.</p>.<p>The unidentified person fired multiple rounds from a high-powered assault rifle, damaging the building but injuring no one, according to the Secret Service and the embassy.</p>.<p>"This morning at approximately 2:15 am, US Secret Service officers responded to the Embassy of Cuba following reports of shots fired," the Secret Service said in a statement.</p>.<p>"One individual was arrested for being in possession of an unregistered firearm as well as unregistered ammunition, assault with the intent to kill, and possession of a high capacity feed device.</p>.<p>"No injuries were reported at the scene."</p>.<p>Washington's police department confirmed the incident but said an investigation was in the hands of the Secret Service, which often handles investigations involving foreign diplomats.</p>.<p>Local media said the man fired about 30 rounds at the embassy, located on 16th Street at the edge of the Adams Morgan neighborhood, a normally bustling area full of bars and restaurants but which has been stilled by the coronavirus shutdown.</p>.<p>The embassy posted pictures of bullet holes in the exterior walls and columns, a window and a light fixture.</p>.<p>"Mission staff was not injured and is safe. Investigation is in progress," Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez tweeted.</p>.<p>"It is the responsibility of states to protect diplomats accredited to them and their facilities," he said.</p>.<p>The administration of President Donald Trump has chilled relations with Havana, reversing course after an opening initiated by his predecessor Barack Obama.</p>.<p>In October 2017, it expelled 15 Cuban diplomats after a rash of incidents in which US embassy staff in Cuba reported as yet unexplained head pains, dizziness and hearing loss.</p>
<p>A man was arrested early Thursday after opening fire on the Cuban embassy in Washington, the US Secret Service said.</p>.<p>The unidentified person fired multiple rounds from a high-powered assault rifle, damaging the building but injuring no one, according to the Secret Service and the embassy.</p>.<p>"This morning at approximately 2:15 am, US Secret Service officers responded to the Embassy of Cuba following reports of shots fired," the Secret Service said in a statement.</p>.<p>"One individual was arrested for being in possession of an unregistered firearm as well as unregistered ammunition, assault with the intent to kill, and possession of a high capacity feed device.</p>.<p>"No injuries were reported at the scene."</p>.<p>Washington's police department confirmed the incident but said an investigation was in the hands of the Secret Service, which often handles investigations involving foreign diplomats.</p>.<p>Local media said the man fired about 30 rounds at the embassy, located on 16th Street at the edge of the Adams Morgan neighborhood, a normally bustling area full of bars and restaurants but which has been stilled by the coronavirus shutdown.</p>.<p>The embassy posted pictures of bullet holes in the exterior walls and columns, a window and a light fixture.</p>.<p>"Mission staff was not injured and is safe. Investigation is in progress," Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez tweeted.</p>.<p>"It is the responsibility of states to protect diplomats accredited to them and their facilities," he said.</p>.<p>The administration of President Donald Trump has chilled relations with Havana, reversing course after an opening initiated by his predecessor Barack Obama.</p>.<p>In October 2017, it expelled 15 Cuban diplomats after a rash of incidents in which US embassy staff in Cuba reported as yet unexplained head pains, dizziness and hearing loss.</p>