#us-navy-seals

#us-navy-seals

But working in the dead of night with blackout communications, a series of errors led to civilians several North Koreans reportedly diving for shellfish inadvertently coming across the US special forces as they splashed ashore. The SEALs opened fire, killing all those on board a small fishing vessel, the Times report said, without specifying the number of casualties. Officials familiar with the mission told the Times that the US soldiers pulled the bodies into the water to hide them from the North Korean authorities.

US Navy Seals shot and killed a number of North Korean civilians during a botched covert mission to plant a listening device in the nuclear-armed country during high-stakes diplomatic negotiations in 2019, the New York Times reported on Friday. Citing unidentified sources, including current and former military officials with knowledge of the still-classified details, the newspaper said Donald Trump approved the operation during his first administration, as he was involved in historic talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.