US military kills two people in new eastern Pacific Ocean attack
Summary
The US military killed two people and left one survivor during a strike on a boat in the eastern Pacific Ocean, targeting what it called "narco-terrorists." This attack is part of ongoing US operations against drug trafficking vessels in the region.Key Facts
- The US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) carried out the strike and released a video showing a boat hit by a missile and catching fire.
- The vessel was said to be operated by groups the US designates as terrorists involved in drug trafficking.
- Intelligence indicated the boat was traveling known drug trafficking routes in the eastern Pacific Ocean.
- No US military personnel were hurt during the strike.
- This attack is the third in May, following previous strikes that killed multiple people.
- Since September, US operations have killed over 170 people in similar strikes against suspected drug trafficking vessels.
- Rights groups and legal experts say these strikes amount to extrajudicial killings, meaning people are killed without a legal trial.
- Families and communities in Colombia and Trinidad and Tobago say many targeted were not drug traffickers, but regular fishermen or workers.
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