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U.S. strikes eighth alleged drug-carrying boat, this time in Pacific Ocean, killing two people
U.S. strikes eighth alleged drug-carrying boat, this time in Pacific Ocean, killing two people
The U.S. military conducted its eighth strike against an alleged drug vessel, killing two people, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday (October 22, 2025).
The Tuesday (October 21) night strike occurred in the eastern Pacific Ocean. The seven previous strikes all targeted vessels in the Caribbean. According to Mr. Hegseth in a social media post, the strike killed two people, bringing the death toll from all the strikes to at least 34 people. In a brief video released by Mr. Hegseth, a small boat, half-filled with brown packages, is seen moving along the water. Several seconds into the video, the boat explodes and is seen floating motionless on the water in flames. In his post, Mr. Hegseth took the unusual step of equating the alleged drug traffickers to the group behind the September 11, 2001, attack.
Yesterday, at the direction of President Trump, the Department of War conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel being operated by a Designated Terrorist Organization and conducting narco-trafficking in the Eastern Pacific.
The vessel was known by our intelligence to be… pic.twitter.com/BayDhUZ4Ac
“Just as Al Qaeda waged war on our homeland, these cartels are waging war on our border and our people,” Hegseth said, adding “there will be no refuge or forgiveness — only justice.” President Donald Trump has justified the strikes by asserting that the United States is engaged in an “armed conflict” with drug cartels and is relying on the same legal authority used by President George W. Bush's administration when it declared a war on terrorism after the September 11 attack.
Published - October 23, 2025 04:16 am IST
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Source: The Hindu
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