US military says it killed 2 in strike on alleged drug-trafficking boat

​The U.S. ‌military on Friday ​said it struck a vessel in the ‌Eastern Pacific, killing two people and leaving one survivor in the latest attack on boats ‌suspected of transporting narcotics.

* U.S. ‌Southern Command said two males were killed in the strike while one person survived. * The ⁠U.S. ​Coast ⁠Guard was notified for search and rescue operations, ⁠Southern Command said.

* U.S. forces have attacked ​multiple alleged drug-running boats in the Eastern ⁠Pacific in recent weeks. * The U.S. military's ⁠strikes ​on such vessels in the Caribbean and Pacific have killed more ⁠than 190 people since September.

* Human Rights Watch ⁠and ⁠Amnesty International call the strikes "unlawful extrajudicial killings."

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