US announces murder charges against former Cuban president Raúl Castro – video

Acting US attorney general Todd Blanche announced the indictment of former Cuban president Raúl Castro on Wednesday, in what is seen as an escalation in Washington’s pressure campaign against the island's government. The indictment was related to Castro’s alleged role in the downing of two small planes operated by the exile group Brothers to the Rescue. Castro, now 94, was Cuba’s defence minister at the time.

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