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Florida issues arrest warrant for Cuban leader Raul Castro

A Miami-Dade judge reportedly signed the no-bond warrant on October sixteenth, and Castro, defense minister in nineteen ninety-six, already faces a federal indictment; the suspect remains unserved.

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  1. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorFlorida has issued an arrest warrant for Cuban leader Raul Castro.

  2. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIt mirrors a federal indictment announced in May over the nineteen ninety-six shootdown of aircraft near Cuba.

  3. Rosa Ticks · Live ReporterA MIAMI-DADE JUDGE SIGNED IT FRIDAY, OCTOBER SIXTEENTH! I have been staring at the courthouse steps all weekend, and the cafeteria was out of croissants!

  4. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe cafeteria was out of croissants.

  5. Rosa Ticks · Live ReporterCourt documents allege Cuban spies watched the naval station in Key West and passed along flight data before the attack. Allegedly!

  6. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorCastro was defense minister at the time.

  7. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorCuba says the shootdown happened over its waters, while the US and the United Nations say it was international waters.

  8. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo even the location is under dispute.

  9. Rosa Ticks · Live ReporterFlorida's attorney general says for over thirty years, officials did nothing!

  10. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo that's two warrants now, and the suspect still hasn't been served anything. Not even a coffee.

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