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Jorge Aguilar

‘Murder or a war crime’: The Trump administration is facing a legal nightmare after bombing a civilian boat in international waters

The Trump administration is facing some serious legal questions after conducting a lethal strike on a civilian boat in international waters, which President Trump claimed was a drug-carrying vessel operated by the Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang, but there’s no evidence supporting this claim.

The incident happened in the southern Caribbean and was announced by Trump himself in a social media post that included a short, black-and-white video of what looked like a speedboat on fire after a bright flash of light. The president insisted the people on the boat were “terrorists” and that there were “illegal narcotics” on board. However, there’s no publicly available evidence to support either of these claims.

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