Cuban ex-President Raul Castro indicted on charges including murder, conspiracy to kill US nationals

Former Cuban President Raúl Castro has been indicted on charges including murder and conspiracy to kill US nationals in connection to the 1996 downing of two planes operated by Brothers to the Rescue. The indictment alleges that Castro participated in a conspiracy that ended with Cuban military aircraft firing missiles at those planes and killing four Americans. The indictment comes amid rising tensions in the Caribbean.