six people died after new US attacks on two ships in the Pacific

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights urged Washington to investigate the legality of the shooting, citing “strong indications” of an “extrajudicial” execution.

The United States attacked two ships in the eastern Pacific on Sunday, killing six on board, the American Secretary of Defense announced on Monday, November 10. “These vessels are known to our intelligence agencies to be linked to illegal drug trafficking”Pete Hegseth said on X while broadcasting video of the attack.

“Together with President Trump, we protect the homeland and kill terrorists, cartel members, who seek to harm our country and our citizens.”wrote the minister again on social networks. In response, the UN high commissioner for human rights urged Washington to investigate the legality of its attacks on vessels suspected of drug trafficking in the Caribbean and Pacific. He mentioned “strong hint” execution”outside the law”. With Sunday’s attacks, 20 boats have now been targeted by the United States since the start of the highly contested campaign, with a total of at least 76 people killed, according to an AFP tally based on figures from American authorities.