US plans criminal charges against Cuba's Raul Castro
The US plans to charge Raul Castro over a 1996 plane shootdown. This move intensifies the pressure campaign against the Cuban government and leadership.
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The United States is expected to announce criminal charges against former Cuba president Raul Castro on Wednesday afternoon. The charges stem from a 1996 incident in which Cuban jets shot down two civilian planes operated by Brothers to the Rescue, a Miami-based group of Cuban exile pilots, killing four people.









