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US Says It Struck Vessel in Eastern Pacific, Killing Three Men

May 29 (Reuters) – ⁠The ⁠U.S. military ⁠said on Friday ​that it struck ‌a vessel ‌in ⁠the ⁠eastern Pacific, killing three men, in ​the latest such incident ​over the last few ⁠months.

President Donald ⁠Trump’s administration ⁠has touted ​its success at taking ​out ⁠suspected drug trafficking vessels in ⁠the eastern Pacific and the Caribbean.

U.S. ⁠Southern Command said in a post on X that the vessel was “engaged in narco-trafficking operations.”

Reuters ⁠could not immediately verify the information.

(Reporting by Costas Pitas, ​Editing by ​Bhargav Acharya)

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