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US will send survivors of strike on suspected drug vessel back to Ecuador and Colombia, Trump says - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The two survivors of an American military strike on a suspected drug-carrying vessel in the Caribbean will be sent to Ecuador and Colombia, their

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  1. U.S. military strike on alleged cartel boat leaves survivors for first time, U.S. official says

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    US will send survivors of strike on suspected drug vessel back to Ecuador and Colombia, Trump says - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports

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  1. Winchester Star

    US has seized survivors after strike on suspected drug-carrying vessel in Caribbean, AP source says (opens Winchester Star)

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    Winchester Star's feed description

    Two U.S. officials have confirmed to The Associated Press that the U.S. military has carried out a sixth, deadly strike in the Caribbean. One of the officials said the strike,

  2. NBC Chicago

    U.S. military strike on alleged cartel boat leaves survivors for first time, U.S. official says (opens NBC Chicago)

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    The strike against an alleged Venezuelan drug cartel boat in the Caribbean left survivors for the first time, a U.S. official told NBC News.

  3. NBC News

    U.S. has 2 survivors in custody after strike on alleged Venezuelan cartel boat (opens NBC News)

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    The U.S. has in custody at least two people who survived a U.S. military strike against an alleged Venezuelan drug cartel boat Thursday in international waters, according to two U.S. officials.U.S.

  4. Los Angeles Times

    U.S. has seized survivors after strike on suspected drug-carrying vessel in the Caribbean, AP source says (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Two U.S. officials have confirmed to The Associated Press that the U.S. military has carried out a sixth, deadly strike in the Caribbean

  5. WSVN Miami

    Some survivors after US strikes another suspected drug boat in the Caribbean, sources say - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    (CNN) — The US carried out a strike on a boat in the Caribbean on Thursday that did not kill everyone on board, two US

  6. CNN

    Some survivors after US strikes another suspected drug boat in the Caribbean, sources say (opens CNN)

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    The US carried out a strike on a boat in the Caribbean on Thursday that did not kill everyone on board, two US officials told CNN.

  7. The Columbian

    U.S. has seized survivors after strike on suspected drug-carrying vessel in Caribbean, AP sources say (opens The Columbian)

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    WASHINGTON — The United States took survivors into custody after its military struck a suspected drug-carrying vessel in the Caribbean — the first attack that anyone escaped alive since President Don

  8. Military Times

    US seized survivors after latest strike on alleged drug-carrying boat (opens Military Times)

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    The US military carried out a sixth strike on a suspected drug-smuggling boat in the Caribbean, killing one and leaving two survivors, sources told the AP.

  9. Washington Examiner

    Survivors reported after latest US military strike on suspected Venezuelan drug cartel boat (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Several people survived a U.S. military strike in the Caribbean on a suspected drug cartel vessel from Venezuela.

  10. New York Post

    US carries out another strike on suspected drug vessel in Caribbean, leaving some survivors (opens New York Post)

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    The US Military carried out a strike on a suspected drug vessel in the Caribbean on Thursday, leaving survivors among the boat's crew, according to authorities.

  11. CBS News

    U.S. military strikes another boat in Caribbean — and there are survivors, official says (opens CBS News)

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    The U.S. military struck a sixth boat in the Caribbean Sea on Thursday, and there were survivors aboard the vessel, a U.S. official told CBS News.

  12. WFMZ Allentown

    US has seized survivors after strike on suspected drug-carrying vessel in Caribbean, AP sources say (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    The U.S. has seized survivors after a strike on a suspected drug-carrying vessel in the Caribbean, the first since President Donald Trump began launching deadly attacks in the region this

  13. WSVN Miami

    US has seized survivors after strike on suspected drug-carrying vessel in Caribbean, AP source says - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has seized survivors after a strike Thursday on a suspected drug-carrying vessel in the Caribbean, the first since President Donald

  14. WSVN Miami

    US has seized survivors after strike on suspected drug-carrying vessel in Caribbean, AP sources say - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States took survivors into custody after its military struck a suspected drug-carrying vessel in the Caribbean — the first attack

  15. The Hill

    US strike in Caribbean leaves survivors; 2 reportedly detained (opens The Hill)

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    Latest U.S. military strike in the Caribbean reportedly leaves survivors, with two detained. Apparently Donald Trump administration's first strike with survivors since September.

  16. Anchorage Daily News

    US has seized survivors after latest strike on alleged drug-carrying vessel in Caribbean (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    It was not immediately clear what would be done with the survivors, who a source said were believed to be held aboard a U.S. military vessel.

  17. New Hampshire Union Leader

    U.S. conducts another Caribbean boat strike, detains some survivors (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    The U.S. military killed an unspecified number of suspected drug traffickers transiting the Caribbean Sea near Venezuela on Thursday, an attack that left some survivors, according to people familiar with

  18. CNN

    US considering releasing survivors of Caribbean drug boat strike to their home countries (opens CNN)

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    The Trump administration is considering moving the two survivors of Thursday’s military strike on a suspected drug vessel in the Caribbean to their home countries and releasing them from US military custody, two US officials told CNN.

  19. Newsweek

    Survivors of U.S. strike on alleged drug boat to return to home countries (opens Newsweek)

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    The two survivors of Thursday's strike are in the process of being returned to Ecuador and Colombia, the president said Saturday.

  20. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    US will send survivors of strike on suspected drug vessel back to Ecuador and Colombia, Trump says (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    The military rescued the pair after striking a submersible vessel Thursday.

  21. Just the News

    Trump says survivors of U.S. strike on drug boat will be sent to Ecuador, Colombia (opens Just the News)

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    The strike, carried out Thursday, targeted a semi-submersible vessel believed to be transporting fentanyl and other narcotics along a well-known smuggling route toward the United States

  22. NPR

    2 survivors of suspected drug vessel will be sent to home countries, Trump says (opens NPR)

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    The two survivors of an American military strike on a suspected drug-carrying vessel in the Caribbean will be sent to Ecuador and Colombia, their home countries, President Trump said.

  23. Winchester Star

    US will send survivors of strike on suspected drug vessel to Ecuador and Colombia, source says (opens Winchester Star)

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    The two survivors of an American military strike on a suspected drug-carrying vessel in the Caribbean will be sent to Ecuador and Colombia, their home countries. That

  24. NBC 6 South Florida

    U.S. will send survivors of strike on suspected drug vessel back to Ecuador and Colombia, Trump says (opens NBC 6 South Florida)

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    The military rescued the pair after striking a submersible vessel Thursday.

  25. The Guardian

    US military to move survivors of strike on alleged drug boat in Caribbean to nearby countries (opens The Guardian)

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    Releasing them from US custody evades thorny legal issues regarding military detention of suspected drug smugglers

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