WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says the U.S. has carried out a strike in the southern Caribbean against a drug-carrying vessel that departed from Venezuela that was operated by the Tren de Aragua gang. The president said 11 were killed in the rare U.S. military operation in the Americas. He said in a social media posting, “The strike occurred while the terrorists were at sea in International waters transporting illegal narcotics, heading to the United States.” Trump posted a short video clip of a small vessel appearing to explode in flames.
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