US indicts former Cuban president Raúl Castro as it seeks to oust regime
by Richard Luscombe in Miami from World news | The Guardian on (#75RKQ)
Charges filed in Miami against 94-year-old for allegedly shooting down exiles' planes in 1996
The United States issued a federal criminal indictment against Raul Castro, Cuba's former president, and five others on Wednesday in a significant escalation of the Trump administration's campaign to oust the country's six-decades-old communist regime.
The 94-year-old political figurehead was charged in Miami, Florida, with conspiracy to kill US nationals, four counts of murder and two counts of destruction of aircraft.
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