DOJ Weighs Raul Castro Indictment Over 1996 Rescue Shootdown

In February 1996, two of the group’s aircraft were shot down by a Cuban MiG 29 fighter jet

An investigation by the Organization of American States concluded the planes were destroyed outside Cuban airspace and found Cuba violated international law by using lethal force without warning or sufficient justification.

Then-President Bill Clinton condemned the attack “in the strongest possible terms. ”