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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Ben Finley

Five killed in latest US strike on alleged drug boats in eastern Pacific

The U.S. military said it blew up two boats accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing five people and leaving one survivor.

The attacks on Saturday bring the number of people who have been killed in boat strikes by the U.S. military to at least 168 since the Trump administration began its campaign against alleged traffickers in Latin America in early September, targeting those it calls “narcoterrorists”.

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