US Defense Secretary Hegseth issued kill order after strike on Caribbean boat, reports say
• Nov 29, 2025, 11:24 AM
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The US military conducted a follow-up strike on a boat in the Caribbean that it believed to be ferrying drugs, killing survivors of an initial missile attack, US media reported Friday. Prior to the operation, the troops had been given a directive from US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to kill everyone on board, the Washington Post and CNN both reported, citing unnamed sources familiar with the operation. FRANCE 24's Fraser Jackson brings you the details.
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