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Florida obtains arrest warrant for Raul Castro over 1996 shootdown
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Florida has secured a state arrest warrant for former Cuban leader Raul Castro over the 1996 shootdown of two unarmed civilian planes that killed four people, the state’s attorney general announced. Castro already faces federal charges in the case.
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Florida judge signs arrest warrant for Raúl Castro: reports
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Florida obtains arrest warrant for Raul Castro over 1996 shootdown
TALLAHASSEE — A Miami judge has signed an arrest warrant for Raul Castro, finding probable cause that the former Cuban president in 1996 conspired with spies within the state to commit first-degree murder.
FILE – In this Jan. 1, 2019 file photo, Cuba’s First Secretary of Communist Party Raul Castro gives a speech during the celebration of 60th Anniversary of Cuban Revolution, in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba. Castro warned Cubans on Wednesday, April 10, 2019, to brace for shortages and other economic problem…
A Florida judge signed off on an arrest warrant for former Cuban leader Raúl Castro, who is now charged at the state level in connection to two humanitarian planes that were shot down in 1996.
A Miami judge has issued a state arrest warrant for former Cuban President Raúl Castro over the 1996 shootdown of two Brothers to the Rescue aircraft that killed four people.
MIAMI (AP) — Former Cuban President Raúl Castro is facing more charges in Florida related to the 1996 downing of civilian planes flown by Miami-based exiles after the U.S. government indicted the former leader earlier this year.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced Monday that state authorities have obtained an arrest warrant for former Cuban President Raúl Castro in connection with the 1996 shootdown of two civilian aircraft that killed four members of the Miami-based humanitarian organizat…
Florida's Attorney General James Uthmeier helped secure an arrest warrant for Raul Castro. The former Cuban leader is being accused of conspiracy to commit murder. The more than 30-year-old case involves four Americans who were killed when two planes were shot down.
Florida has secured a state arrest warrant for former Cuban leader Raul Castro over the 1996 shootdown of two unarmed civilian planes that killed four people, the state’s attorney general announced. Castro already faces federal charges in the case.
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier revealed on Monday that a judge in the state had issued an arrest warrant for Raúl Castro, the 95-year-old dictator of Cuba, on conspiracy to commit murder charges.
