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

The US military said on Friday it struck a vessel in the Eastern Pacific, killing two people, in the latest such attack, condemned by rights groups as “extrajudicial killings” and described by Washington as targeting “narco-terrorists.”The US Southern Command alleged that the vessel struck on Friday was operated by “Designated Terrorist Organizations” that it did not identify.For all the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.It said that no US military forces were harmed. It described those killed as “male narco-terrorists,” without offering details.“Intelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations,” the US Southern Command said on X.A 16-second-long clip released by the Southern Command showed a vessel being struck in the waters.The US military has made numerous such deadly strikes in the Eastern Pacific in recent weeks.President Donald Trump’s

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