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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 (Xinhua) — U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that the U.S. military carried out a second strike in two weeks in international waters on a ship suspected of carrying drugs from Venezuela, killing three people.
“This morning, at my direction, the United States military launched a second precision strike against identified, extremely violent drug cartels and narco-terrorists in the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility,” Trump wrote on social media.
“These extremely violent drug cartels pose a threat to the national security, foreign policy and vital interests of the United States,” he added.
Trump's post also included a video marked "unclassified" that showed the vessel catching fire in unspecified waters.
On September 2, Trump ordered a strike in international waters on a ship suspected of carrying drugs from Venezuela. Eleven people on board, whom Trump called “identified narco-terrorists” from the Tre de Aragua (TdA) criminal group, were killed.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro later denounced the US first strike as “illegal.” He accused Washington of fabricating drug trafficking charges to justify regime change efforts, insisting that Venezuela does not grow coca or produce cocaine.
The Venezuelan side has not yet commented on the second US strike. –0–
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