US Targets 94-Year-Old Raul Castro with Indictment Over 1996 Shootdown Incident
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- •The US has indicted 94-year-old Raul Castro, former President of Cuba, over the 1996 shootdown of two civilian aircraft.
- •The incident occurred on February 24, 1996, when two planes belonging to the group "Brothers to the Rescue" were shot down by the Cuban air force, resulting in the deaths of four people.
- •The group had been repeatedly flying into Cuban airspace to drop anti-government leaflets, despite warnings from Cuban authorities.
- •Raul Castro, who was the Defence Minister of Cuba at the time of the incident, has been charged by the US in connection with the shootdown.
- •The indictment is seen as a significant escalation of tensions between the US and Cuba, which had briefly thawed under the presidency of Barack Obama.
The US has recently indicted 94-year-old Raul Castro, the former President of Cuba, over the 1996 shootdown of two civilian aircraft by the Cuban military. This move has sparked outrage in Cuba, with many viewing it as a blatant attempt by the US to strangle the island nation's economy and undermine its sovereignty. The incident in question occurred on February 24, 1996, when two planes belonging to the group "Brothers to the Rescue" were shot down by the Cuban air force, resulting in the deaths of four people. The group, founded by Jose Basulto, a Cuban emigre and veteran of the failed Bay of Pigs invasion, had been repeatedly flying into Cuban airspace to drop anti-government leaflets, despite warnings from Cuban authorities.
