US Strike on Boat off Venezuela Kills Six, Trump Says
President Donald Trump looks on before welcoming Finland's President Alexander Stubb at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on October 9, 2025. (Reuters/Nathan Howard)
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A U.S. strike on a boat off the coast of Venezuela on Tuesday killed six suspected drug traffickers, President Donald Trump said in a social media post.
“Intelligence confirmed the vessel was trafficking narcotics, was associated with illicit narcoterrorist networks,” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social.
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(Reporting by Jasper Ward and Doina Chiacu; Editing by Katharine Jackson)