Rubio says US military conducted lethal strike against drug vessel from Venezuela


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  • Wednesday, 03 Sep 2025

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio attends an event at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 16, 2025. REUTERS/Umit Bektas/File Photo

(Reuters) -Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday the U.S. military conducted a "lethal strike" in the southern Caribean against a drug vessel which had departed from Venezuela after President Donald Trump said U.S. forces "shot out" a drug-carrying boat that he linked to Venezuela.

(Reporting by Bhargav Acharya in Toronto;)

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