The story of Cuba's 1996 shootdown that could lead to Raúl Castro's indictment

TL;DR

Two civilian planes from the Cuban exile group Brothers to the Rescue were shot down by Cuban fighter jets on February 24, 1996, resulting in the deaths of four people.
The U.S. is reportedly taking steps to indict Raúl Castro, who was in charge of Cuba's armed forces at the time of the incident.
The U.N.'s International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) concluded the shootdown occurred over international waters and violated international law, which prohibits firing on civilian aircraft.
Cuba claimed Brothers to the Rescue repeatedly violated its airspace and engaged in provocative acts, while the U.S. condemned the shootdowns as lacking legal basis under international law.
In 1999, a federal judge awarded nearly $50 million in compensatory damages and over $137 million in punitive damages to the families of the pilots in a civil lawsuit against the Cuban government.

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