US Files Murder Conspiracy Charges Against Former Cuban Leader Raul Castro

Washington DC. The US government has filed a lawsuit against former Cuban leader Raul Castro for conspiracy to murder and other crimes in connection with the downing of two planes in 1996.

Four people died when planes belonging to the Cuban-American group 'Brothers to the Rescue' were shot down between Cuba and Florida, three of whom were US citizens. Castro and five others have been charged in this incident.