U.S. indicts Cuba's Raúl Castro on murder and conspiracy charges for downing of planes in 1996

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Former Cuban leader Raúl Castro and five others have been indicted by federal prosecutors in Florida for the 1996 downing of two civilian planes.
The indictment charges Castro with conspiracy to kill U.S. nationals, murder, and destruction of aircraft, alleging he authorized deadly force against the planes.
The planes, operated by the exile group Brothers to the Rescue, were shot down by Cuban fighter jets, killing four people.
Prosecutors assert the planes were outside Cuban airspace when shot down, contradicting Cuba's claim of self-defense.
The U.S. indictment is part of an ongoing pressure campaign against the Cuban government, though Cuba's stance is that the charges are illegitimate.
Cuba's Foreign Minister condemned the indictment, calling Brothers to the Rescue a "terrorist" group and reiterating Cuba's self-defense argument.

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