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Colombia president claims U.S. bombed Colombian boat in strike off Venezuela

Colombia President Gustavo Petro accused the U.S. of bombing a Colombian boat "with Colombian citizens inside" as part of its recent campaign of striking alleged drug smugglers off of Venezuela.

Why it matters: The Trump administration has conducted a series of deadly strikes in the Caribbean Sea without identifying who it's actually killing, beyond its claim they're all "narco-terrorists."

  • Democrats have decried the strikes as illegal, and Petro is now claiming the strikes have killed Colombian citizens, alongside others.
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