Caribbean boat strike leaves four dead as US widens anti-drug campaign
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The U.S. military says it struck a Caribbean boat suspected of drug trafficking, killing four people, as Washington expands its crackdown on smugglers in Latin America. The Pentagon offered no evidence the vessel carried drugs, and critics question the legality and effectiveness of such strikes, which have resulted in at least 163 fatalities since September.
- Strike on alleged drug boat kills 4 in the Caribbean Sea, U.S. military says NBC News
- Four killed in latest US attack on alleged drug-smuggling boat in Caribbean Al Jazeera
- Strike on alleged drug vessel kills four in the Caribbean, US military says The Guardian
- US military strikes drug boat in Caribbean, killing 4 ‘narco-terrorists’ The Hill
- US military says it struck vessel in Caribbean, killed four people Reuters
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