Cuba's Raul Castro, wanted by US, appears at event in Havana
Cuban state television showed the 95-year-old former leader at an Interior Ministry event, his first public appearance since U.S. murder charges were unsealed.
- Former Cuban Castro reappeared in Havana on Friday, marking his first public appearance since the Justice Department unsealed charges against him last month, Reuters reported.
- The Justice Department indicted Castro on May 20 over the 1996 downing of an aircraft operated by Brothers to the Rescue, an incident that killed four people.
- During May Day events and a Jan 15 ceremony honoring soldiers involved in capturing Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, Castro appeared publicly, continuing a pattern of visibility.
- John Bolton pointed to the charges and CIA Director John Ratcliffe's recent visit as signs Washington is tightening pressure on Cuba amid aggressive rhetoric from the capital.
- State Marco Rubio responded "Yes" in late March when asked whether Washington supports regime change in Cuba, fueling speculation about intensified U.S. policy toward Havana.
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Former Cuban leader, who turned 95 this Wednesday, appeared at an event of the country's government. This is the first time he has appeared in public since he was formally accused by the US.
The now 95-year-old former president, Raúl Castro, appeared in public for the first time since the US's murder indictment against him.
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Cuba's former president Raúl Castro attended this Friday in a tribute ceremony for his 95th birthday in what is his first public appearance since the United States announced on May 20 the accusation of the Cuban leader for the shooting down in 1996 of two civilian planes in international waters belonging to the Cuban exiles organization Brothers to the Rescue.
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Former Cuban leader Raúl Castro (95) appeared on state television on Friday. He attended an event at the Ministry of the Interior that was broadcast.
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