U.S. Kills 11 in Boat Strikes in Pacific and Caribbean, Officials Say

U.S. strikes in the Pacific and Caribbean destroyed boats and killed 11 people, U.S. officials said.

It was the first time in the campaign against people the United States accuses of drug smuggling at sea that U.S. forces blew up boats on both sides of the Panama Canal in the same day, officials said.

The strikes were part of a campaign targeting suspected maritime drug smugglers, officials said.

Officials did not immediately provide additional details, including the exact timing and specific locations of the strikes, the officials said.

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