U.S. military strike on an alleged drug smuggling boat in the eastern Pacific Ocean kills one person.
The U.S. military struck a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Tuesday, killing one man and leaving two survivors. U.S. Southern Command said the vessel was targeted along known smuggling routes, but the military did not provide evidence that drugs were on board. This brings the death toll from such strikes to at least 208 since the campaign began in early September.
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3 outlets covered it, splitting into 2 framing camps across 2 bias groups.
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The wires and The Hill report the same core facts on the strike. AP and NPR note the military did not provide evidence the vessel was ferrying drugs, while The Hill leads with Southern Command's claim that it was engaged in narco-trafficking.
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“US strike on an alleged drug boat kills 1, leaves 2 survivors in the eastern Pacific Ocean”
“1 dead in latest strike on alleged drug boat in eastern Pacific”
“U.S. strike on an alleged drug boat kills 1, leaves 2 survivors”
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