U.S. strike on alleged drug boat kills 3 in Pacific Ocean, in fourth attack this week
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- U.S. strike on alleged drug boat kills 3 in Pacific Ocean, in fourth attack this week toggle caption Jacquelyn Martin/AP WASHINGTON — The U.S. military said it carried out another strike Saturday on a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing three men in the fourth attack this week and putting the total death toll at 205. U.S. Southern Command announced the strike with its usual language that the vessel was "engaged in narco-trafficking operations" and operated by a designated terrorist organization.
- It provided no evidence for the allegation.
- It's the latest in a monthslong campaign against alleged drug boats traversing the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific.
- Video released by the military on social media shows a small vessel floating in the ocean before it's hit and engulfed in a fireball.
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Quick context: strike on alleged drug boat kills 3 in Pacific Ocean, in fourth attack this week toggle caption Jacquelyn Martin/AP WASHINGTON — The U.S.
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U.S. strike on alleged drug boat kills 3 in Pacific Ocean, in fourth attack this week toggle caption Jacquelyn Martin/AP WASHINGTON — The U.S. military
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- strike on alleged drug boat kills 3 in Pacific Ocean, in fourth attack this week toggle caption Jacquelyn Martin/AP WASHINGTON — The U.S.
- military said it carried out another strike Saturday on a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing three men in the fourth attack this week and putting the total death toll at 205.
- Southern Command announced the strike with its usual language that the vessel was "engaged in narco-trafficking operations" and operated by a designated terrorist organization.
- It provided no evidence for the allegation.
- It's the latest in a monthslong campaign against alleged drug boats traversing the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific.
📌 Source: NPR
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