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US indicts Cuba’s Raul Castro over 1996 plane downing

Al Jazeera English Al Jazeera English May 20, 2026 at 6:42 PM

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There was applause as US federal prosecutors announced the indictment of former Cuban President Raul Castro over the 1996 downing of two civilian planes operated by a Miami-based exile group. The move escalates tensions between Washington and Havana amid Trump’s intensified pressure on the island.

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