US kills two men in strike in Eastern Pacific


WASHINGTON, ⁠April 13 (Reuters) - ⁠The U.S. military ‌said on Monday that it had ​carried out ⁠a strike ⁠in the Eastern ⁠Pacific that ‌killed ⁠two men.

The U.S. Southern ​Command ‌wrote on X: "Intelligence ⁠confirmed ​the vessel was transiting ⁠along known ​narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific ⁠and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations."

(Reporting by ​Bhargav ⁠Acharya and ​Jasper Ward ‌in Washington; ​Editing by Daphne Psaledakis)

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