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Breaking news. US Justice Department indicts former Cuban president Raúl Castro

Former Cuban President Raúl Castro at an event celebrating the 65th anniversary of the triumph of the revolution in Santiago, 1 January, 2024
Former Cuban President Raúl Castro at an event celebrating the 65th anniversary of the triumph of the revolution in Santiago, 1 January, 2024 Copyright  AP Photo
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By Gavin Blackburn
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An unsealed indictment accused Castro and others of a conspiracy to kill Americans and other charges.

The US Justice Department on Wednesday indicted 94-year-old former Cuban president Raul Castro over the 1996 downing of civilian planes manned by critics of the communist state.

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An unsealed indictment accused Castro and others of a conspiracy to kill Americans and other charges.

Raúl Castro succeeded his brother Fidel as president of Cuba and oversaw a historic 2015 rapprochement with the United States under Barack Obama that Trump later reversed.

Tensions between Washington and Havana have spiked in recent months since US forces ousted Cuba's regional ally, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, in a military raid and then imposed a painful energy blockade on the already economically struggling island nation.

Our journalists are working on this story and will update it as soon as more information becomes available.

Additional sources • AP, AFP

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