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Raúl Castro poised for indictment in decades‑long case tied to the 1996 Brothers to the Rescue shoot‑down

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Raúl Castro poised for indictment in decades‑long case tied to the 1996 Brothers to the Rescue shoot‑down
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US prosecutors are expected to announce criminal charges against former Cuban president Raúl Castro for his alleged role in the 1996 shoot‑down of Brothers to the Rescue planes, a case built over decades and linked to Cuba’s La Red Avispa spy network; the indictment draft dates back to the 1990s and a Miami‑area ceremony for victims is planned with Acting AG Todd Blanche in attendance.

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