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US strike on Pacific vessel kills three

US military footage released Wednesday shows its latest strike on a vessel in the eastern Pacific, killing three people. Grouped from 5 articles across 3 sources.

5 reports3 sourcesApr 16, 2026, 3:10 PM
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Clustered coverageAl Jazeera, The Guardian, The Straits Times
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Al JazeeraApr 16, 2026, 3:10 PM

US strike on Pacific vessel kills three

US military footage released Wednesday shows its latest strike on a vessel in the eastern Pacific, killing three people.

The Straits TimesApr 16, 2026, 4:33 AM

US military says strike on vessel in Eastern Pacific kills three

WASHINGTON, April 15 - The U.S. military said on Wednesday it struck a vessel in the Eastern Pacific, killing three people, in the Trump administration's latest strikes that have been condemned by human rights advocates.

Al JazeeraApr 16, 2026, 6:34 AM

US military kills three in new Eastern Pacific boat strike

The attack is the latest in a string of killings by the United States that rights groups say are 'unlawful'.

The GuardianApr 16, 2026, 3:56 AM

US launches fifth strike on alleged Pacific drug boat in a week, killing three

Wednesday’s strike brings the total of those killed in US military strikes on alleged drug boats to at least 177 Three people were killed in a US strike on another alleged drug-trafficking boat, the fifth such deadly attack in as many days, military officials have announced. US southern command said it conducted “a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations” in the eastern Pacific, without naming the alleged group, in an X post. Continue reading...

The Straits TimesApr 16, 2026, 3:30 AM

US says 3 killed in fifth drug boat strike in a week

The latest strike brings the total toll to at least 177 killed.

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