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US indicts Cuba's former president Raul Castro, 94, in connection with a 1996 incident

File photo: Cuba's former president Raúl Castro speaks during a ceremony in Caracas on March 17, 2015
File photo: Cuba's former president Raúl Castro speaks during a ceremony in Caracas on March 17, 2015. © Ariana Cubillos, AP

The United States indicted former Cuban president Raul Castro in connection with a 1996 incident, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced on Wednesday, marking ​an escalation in the pressure campaign against the communist government in Havana. Castro faces charges including murder, conspiracy to kill US nationals and destruction of aircraft.

The charges against Raul Castro, 94, and others were based on a 1996 incident in which Cuban jets shot down planes operated by a group of Cuban exiles.

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