Dossier
1996 plane downing incident
Coverage of 1996 plane downing incident in the Nexus archive.
- Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche says Castro indictment is 'big step forward'
Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche announced the indictment of former Cuban President Raúl Castro for his alleged involvement in the 1996 downing of two civilian planes. Blanche described the indictment as a "big step forward" for the Cuban American community.