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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Alex Woodward

Was Trump’s Venezuelan boat attack a ‘war crime’? Experts say extrajudicial killings violate international law

In a video posted to Donald Trump’s Truth Social account, crosshairs hover above a black-and-white image of a speedboat cutting through water. Seconds later, the boat explodes into a ball of flames.

The president said defense officials had carried out a strike against 11 “terrorists” from the Venezuelan gang, Tren de Aragua, Tuesday morning as part of the administration’s escalating war against drug cartels.

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