US indicts former Cuban President Raúl Castro over 1996 downing of planes
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May 20, 2026
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United States federal prosecutors on Wednesday charged former Cuban President Raúl Castro with ordering the 1996 shootdown of civilian planes operated by Miami-based exiles, a major escalation of pressure by the Trump administration on the socialist government.
President Donald Trump has set a calamitous energy blockade on the island and has been threatening military action ever since US forces captured the Cuban government’s longtime patron, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
The indictment charges Castro with murder, conspiracy to kill US nationals and destruction of aircraft.
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