US military says it killed two people in another boat strike in eastern Pacific
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The US military killed two people in an eastern Pacific vessel strike, claiming narco-trafficking involvement.
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The US military announced it killed two people in a strike on a vessel in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Monday, claiming the targets were involved in "narco-trafficking operations." This dispatch marks another instance where the military has conducted strikes in the eastern Pacific and Caribbean Sea. Like most previous statements on such strikes, the announcement did not provide evidence to support the claims of narco-trafficking. This lack of evidence is a recurring pattern in the dozens of similar strikes conducted by the military in the region.
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