US military says strike on alleged drug vessel in eastern Pacific kills five people
Summary
The U.S. military said an airstrike on a suspected drug-trafficking vessel in the eastern Pacific killed five people on Tuesday. The attack was part of a campaign of strikes that media tallies say has killed more than 240 people; the administration says the targets were involved in trafficking, while legal experts and rights groups question the evidence and legality of the attacks.Key Facts
- The U.S. military announced that Tuesday’s strike killed five people.
- The strike targeted a vessel the military described as suspected of drug trafficking.
- Media tallies cited in the report count more than 70 similar attacks since the start of Donald Trump’s second presidency.
- Those attacks have collectively killed more than 240 people, according to the tallies.
- The Trump administration says the people and boats targeted were involved in drug trafficking.
- The administration has not provided definitive evidence to support its trafficking claims, according to the report.
- Legal experts and rights groups argue the strikes could be extrajudicial killings if they targeted civilians who posed no immediate threat to the United States.
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