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Former Cuban leader Raúl Castro made his first public appearance Friday since the Trump administration charged him with murder over the 1996 shoot-down of planes operated by a Cuban exile group.Castro appeared on state television during an Interior Ministry celebration in Havana, according to Reuters.The appearance came weeks after the Department of Justice unsealed an indictment accusing Castro of playing a role in the downing of two aircraft operated by the Miami-based exile organization Brothers to the Rescue nearly 30 years ago.Castro was charged with conspiracy to kill U.S.nationals, destruction of aircraft and four counts of murder.DOJ, TREASURY INVESTIGATE NONPROFITS AND LEADERS ALLEGEDLY COORDINATING WITH CUBA IN INFLUENCE CAMPAIGNRaul Castro waves a Cuban national flag during a May Day parade at Revolution Square in Havana, May 1, 2025.
(AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)Castro, who turned 95 on Wednesday, was last seen publicly during May Day celebrations in Havana, days before the indictment was unsealed.Prior to his May Day appearance, Castro had remained out of public view for months, appearing only at a public ceremony in Cuba's capital in January honoring 32 Cuban soldiers killed during the U.S.military operation that led to the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.The indictment centers on a February 1996 incident in which Cuban military aircraft allegedly shot down two unarmed civilian planes operated by Brothers to the Rescue, killing four men: Carlos Costa, Armando Alejandre Jr., Mario de la Peña and Pablo Morales.OBAMA’S BASEBALL OUTING WITH CASTRO REIGNITES FURY AFTER TRUMP DOJ DROPS HAMMER ON CUBAN LEADERFidel Castro and his brother Raul Castro attend a parade in Havana, Cuba, on Dec.
2, 1996.(Sven Creutzmann/Mambo Photography/Getty Images)Prosecutors allege the aircraft were flying outside Cuban territory when they were destroyed.The indictment came amid rising tensions in the Caribbean and a series of comments from Trump and his surro...