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St. Vincent did not give US authorization for deadly boat strikes, prime minister says

On Tuesday, Prime Minister Godwin Friday said St. Vincent and the Grenadines did not authorize the Feb. 13 U.S. strike that killed three people and learned of it via social media.
The strikes began in early September and have killed at least 151 people as the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump targets those it calls `narcoterrorists` in small vessels.
Friday requested data on transit flows and questioned migrants' legal status while officials discussed using St. Vincent and other Caribbean nations as transit points for migrants intercepted at the U.S. southern border.
The incident immediately raised concerns as relatives said they believe Ricky Joseph, a 35-year-old boat captain from St. Lucia, was killed and people plying the waters want to know they are safe.
Friday said the aim is a coordinated approach within the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States, and the Caricom secretariat, a 15-member regional trade bloc, will coordinate humanitarian aid to Cuba.

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St. Vincent did not give US authorization for deadly boat strikes, prime minister says

The prime minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines says his government did not give the U.S. authorization for a recent strike on an alleged drug boat in local waters.

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St. Vincent PM: Did Not Give US Authorization for Deadly Boat Strikes

His government did not give the U.S. authorization for a recent strike on an alleged drug boat in local waters that killed three people, the prime minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines said Tuesday.

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