U.S. conducts third boat strike in 5 days in Caribbean and eastern Pacific
The U.S. has carried out a third boat strike in five days in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific, killing two people and leaving one survivor.
The strike targeted a boat accused of drug trafficking, according to the supplied row.
It comes amid a series of similar attacks in the same maritime areas.
The latest incident adds to a reported total of 57 attacks in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific against boats accused of drug trafficking.
Survivors have been described as rare in those operations.
The casualty count and the fact that one person survived make this strike notable within the wider campaign.
It also suggests the pattern of operations is continuing at pace.
The supplied material does not identify the boat, the exact location of the strike, or which U.S. agency carried it out.
It also does not say what happened to the survivor.
