POLITICS

Two dead after US strike on boat in the Pacific

The US military has launched a ⁠strike on a vessel in the eastern Pacific, killing two people and leaving one survivor.

The boat was operated by a group designated as a terrorist organisation, the US Southern Command said, adding that intelligence indicated the vessel was travelling along a known drug trafficking route.

President ‌Donald Trump’s ​administration has touted its success ‍in recent weeks at taking out suspected drug trafficking vessels.

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