A man has been killed amid nationwide protests in Cuba, authorities confirmed on Tuesday. The Ministry of the Interior of Cuba said in a statement that it “mourns the death” of 36-year-old Diubis Laurencio Tejeda. This marks the first confirmed death in the largest protest the communist-ruled country has seen in decades. Tejeda died on Monday while taking part in a clash between protesters and police in the Arroyo Naranjo municipality on the outskirts of Havana, according to the official statement. Others were arrested and injured, including some officers, but the Cuban regime did not specify how many people were affected. In the statement, the regime claimed that demonstrators were vandalizing houses, setting fires and damaging power lines. It also accused protesters of having attacked police and civilians with knives, stones, and other objects. The state-run Cuban News Agency reported that “organized groups of antisocial and criminal elements” had tried to reach …