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Tampa-area Cuban Americans react to Castro indictment
Filed: May 21, 2026 at 9:16 AM ET
Summary: U.S. charges against Raúl Castro over 1996 Brothers to the Rescue shootdown prompt reactions in Tampa.
WHO: Raúl Castro; Cuban American community; U.S. officials including acting U.S. attorney general Todd Blanche
WHAT: U.S. government announced charges alleging Raúl Castro’s role in the 1996 shootdown of Brothers to the Rescue planes
WHEN: May 20, 2026 at 11:39 PM ET
WHERE: Tampa, Florida
WHY: The U.S. announced charges this week alleging Castro’s alleged role in the 1996 plane shootdown that killed U.S. citizens.
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