Colombia accuses US of 'murder' after strike on boat
Colombia accuses US of 'murder' after strike on boat
Colombian President Gustavo Petro has accused the US of committing "murder" following a strike carried out on a boat in Colombian territorial waters in September.
In a social media post, Petro accused the US of violating his country's sovereignty and killing a Colombian fisherman.
Posting on X, he said: "The Colombian boat was adrift and had its distress signal up due to an engine failure," when it was struck. He added: "We await explanations from the US government."
It comes after President Donald Trump said the US had struck a "drug-carrying submarine" on Thursday, killing two people.
Writing on social media, Trump said US intelligence confirmed the vessel was "loaded up with mostly Fentanyl, and other illegal narcotics".
The attack is at least the sixth US strike on ships in the Caribbean Sea in recent weeks. It is the first time survivors have been reported.
Writing about an earlier attack in September, Pedro wrote on X on Saturday that: "US government officials have committed a murder and violated our sovereignty in territorial waters.
"Fisherman Alejandro Carranza had no ties to the drug trade and his daily activity was fishing. The Colombian boat was adrift and had its distress signal up due to an engine failure."
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