UPDATE 1-DOJ to make announcement on Wednesday related to 1996 Cuba incident

‌Justice Department ​said it will make an announcement in Miami, Florida, on ‌Wednesday in conjunction with a ceremony to honor the victims of a 1996 incident in which Cuban ‌military jets killed four people. The Trump administration ‌plans to announce criminal charges against former Cuban president Raul Castro on Wednesday, according to a U.S. Justice Department ⁠official, ​in ⁠a move that would mark a step-up in Washington's pressure ⁠campaign against the Caribbean island's communist government.

​The U.S. ‌Justice Department ​said it will make an announcement in Miami, Florida, on ‌Wednesday in conjunction with a ceremony to honor the victims of a 1996 incident in which Cuban ‌military jets killed four people.

The Trump administration ‌plans to announce criminal charges against former Cuban president Raul Castro on Wednesday, according to a U.S. Justice Department ⁠official, ​in ⁠a move that would mark a step-up in Washington's pressure ⁠campaign against the Caribbean island's communist government. The official, speaking ​on the condition of anonymity, said federal prosecutors ⁠expect to unseal an indictment against Castro, 94, in ⁠Miami. Castro ​was defense minister during the 1996 incident. The Cuban government has argued the strike ⁠was a legitimate response to the planes intruding on ⁠Cuban airspace.

The ⁠indictment would need to first be approved by a grand jury.