US airstrike near Venezuela may have killed two Trinidad citizens, police say
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US airstrike near Venezuela may have killed two Trinidad citizens, police say
"Police in Trinidad and Tobago are investigating whether two citizens were among six people killed in a US strike on a boat allegedly transporting drugs from Venezuela. Without providing evidence, Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the strike killed six narcoterrorists in international waters, allegedly transporting drugs from Venezuela to the United States. Trinidadian police said residents of the village of Las Cuevas reported that the two citizens were on the sunken vessel, but could not confirm their deaths."
"At least 27 people have been killed so far in such attacks off the coast of Venezuela, which the Trump administration says are necessary to protect the United States from smuggled narcotics from Venezuela. Lenore Burnley, mother of 26-year-old Trinidadian fisherman Chad Joseph, told AFP by phone that people her family know in Venezuela told them he was on the boat. According to maritime law, if you see a boat, you are supposed to stop the boat and intercept it, not just blow it up."
"That's our Trinidadian maritime law and I think every fisherman and every human knows that, she said. Burnley said her son was planning to return to Trinidad and Tobago after spending three months with family in Venezuela, just 6.8 miles (11km) away. In response to US military buildup in the region, Nicolas Maduro, ordered large-scale military exercises on Wednesday and said he was mobilizing the military, police and a civilian militia to defend his country."
Trinidad and Tobago police are investigating reports that two nationals may have been among six people killed in a US strike on a boat accused of carrying drugs from Venezuela. US officials, including Donald Trump, described the victims as narcoterrorists in international waters. Local authorities in Las Cuevas received reports that the two citizens were on the sunken vessel but could not confirm deaths. At least 27 people have died in similar strikes off Venezuela. A mother identified her 26-year-old son as possibly aboard and cited maritime law objections. Venezuela ordered military exercises and mobilization in response to US buildup.
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