US says it struck another vessel in eastern Pacific, killing three

United States military forces conducted a strike in the eastern Pacific Ocean. The operation targeted a vessel identified as being involved in narco-trafficking. Three men aboard the vessel were killed. No U.S. military personnel sustained injurie...

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The U.S. military said on Saturday it had carried out a strike on a ‌vessel ⁠in the ⁠eastern Pacific killing three men, the second strike in as many days.

U.S. Southern Command said in ⁠a post ‌on X that intelligence had ⁠confirmed that the vessel was transiting along "narco-trafficking" routes in the eastern Pacific, engaged in "narco-trafficking" operations.

"Three male narco-terrorists were ‌killed during this action. No U.S. military forces were ⁠harmed," it said.


This is the latest such incident over the last few months.
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