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Cuba's Raúl Castro indicted over 1996 fatal downing of two aircraft

NPR | By Eyder Peralta
Published May 20, 2026 at 5:02 PM EDT

Miami prosecutors have prepared an indictment against former Cuban president Raúl Castro over the 1996 downing of two NGO planes that killed four people onboard.

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Eyder Peralta
Eyder Peralta is NPR's East Africa correspondent based in Nairobi, Kenya.
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