US defence secretary Pete Hegseth described the people on board the boat as 'narco-terrorists'. Photograph: Andrew Harnik /Pool via AP
US defence secretary Pete Hegseth said he ordered a fourth strike on a small boat in the waters off Venezuela, according to a social media post.
In his post, Mr Hegseth said: “Our intelligence, without a doubt, confirmed that this vessel was trafficking narcotics, the people onboard were narco-terrorists, and they were ope
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