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President Petro said the US strike killed Colombian citizens aboard the vessel amid a campaign targeting drug trafficking in the Caribbean, with 21 deaths reported recently.
- On Wednesday, Colombia's President Gustavo Petro said the latest Caribbean vessel bombed by the United States was Colombian and carried Colombian citizens, adding, `Indications show that the last boat bombed was Colombian with Colombian citizens inside of it.`
- The campaign targets drug-trafficking vessels off the coast of Venezuela, with at least four strikes in recent weeks killing 21 people, the Trump administration says.
- Petro alleged the U.S. plans to invade Venezuela, linking that claim to reports about ending diplomatic outreach, and accused the U.S. of seeking Venezuela and Guyana's oil as aggression against Latin America.
- The attacks have inflamed tensions and Washington called off diplomatic outreach to Venezuela on Monday, while Venezuela began military exercises in La Guaira and Carabobo on Wednesday and Colombia's presidency did not respond to requests for details.
- While in Belgium, Gustavo Petro, Colombia's President, replied to U.S. Senator Adam Schiff's post and said he will raise the issue with European governments; Schiff said `They are illegal and risk dragging America into another war`.
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The U.S. recently attacked several ships off the coast of Venezuela that allegedly smuggled drugs. According to Colombia's head of state, a boat came from his country – Washington rejects this outragedly.
Turbulent Waters: US-Caribbean Tensions Escalate Over Alleged Vessel Strike
Turbulent Waters: US-Caribbean Tensions Escalate Over Alleged Vessel Strike Colombian President Gustavo Petro has claimed that the latest naval target hit in the Caribbean by US forces might have been a Colombian vessel with citizens onboard. His assertion, voiced on X, has yet to receive confirmation from the Pentagon, which has not corroborated such an incident.Petro's statement challenges a campaign previously focused on Venezuelan targets, p…
Colombia's Petro Says Last Vessel Bombed by US Was Colombian
By Michael Rios and CNN en Español Colombian President Gustavo Petro said Wednesday that the latest boat destroyed by the United States in the Caribbean last week may have been Colombian. “Indications show that the last boat bombed was Colombian with Colombian citizens inside. I hope their families come forward and report it,” Petro wrote on X, without providing details or evidence. “The aggression is against all of Latin America and the Caribbe…
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