From: VOA
Cuban police cracked down on protest organizers Monday and took to the streets in large numbers to prevent a banned demonstration from taking place.
The Cuban government had prohibited the "Civic March for Change" and warned the opposition that it would not tolerate what it called "counterrevolutionary" and "terrorist" acts. The government said it believed the protest was part of a U.S. interventionist plan, a charge U.S. officials denied.