US military says it struck vessel in eastern Pacific, killing two

Jan 23 (Reuters) – The U.S. Southern Command said on Friday it carried out a strike on a vessel in the eastern Pacific, killing two people.

“Intelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations. Two narco-terrorists were killed and one survived the strike,” the military said in a post on X.

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