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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Ben Finley and Konstantin Toropin

US confirms 126 deaths linked to strikes on alleged drug boats

The death toll linked to the Trump administration's strikes on suspected drug trafficking vessels has reached 126 people, including those presumed lost at sea, the U.S. military confirmed on Monday.

This figure includes 116 people killed outright in at least 36 attacks carried out since early September in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean, according to U.S. Southern Command. Ten others are believed dead, as searchers failed to locate them after a strike.

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