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US Indicts Former Cuban Leader Raul Castro Over 1996 Shootdown of Civilian Aircraft
The US Department of Justice under President Donald Trump has indicted former Cuban leader Raul Castro and five co-defendants for the 1996 shootdown of two civilian aircraft operated by a Cuban exile group, which killed four people. This marks the first time in nearly 70 years that a senior Cuban leader has been charged in the United States. The move has escalated tensions between Washington and Havana, with Cuban officials calling the indictment a political stunt.
