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US Indicts Cuba’s Raúl Castro Over Plane Shootdown

Updated 2026-05-20 17:35 UTC 2 sources Negative

The United States has indicted former Cuban President Raúl Castro for allegedly shooting down exiles’ planes in 1996, escalating tensions between Washington and Havana.

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Al Jazeera
The indictment marks one of the sharpest escalations in tensions between Washington and Havana.
2026-05-20 16:55 UTC
The Guardian
Charges filed in Miami against 94-year-old for allegedly shooting down exiles’ planes in 1996The United States has issued a federal criminal indictment against Raúl Castro, Cuba
2026-05-20 17:08 UTC
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