UN report says US strikes on suspected drug boats may violate international law
A United Nations report has questioned whether dozens of US military strikes on alleged drug-smuggling vessels can be justified as self-defense, the BBC reported.
A United Nations report has said that US military strikes on boats suspected of carrying drugs, of which there have been at least 68, could amount to crimes against humanity, according to the BBC.
The report reportedly concluded that the strikes were not acts of self-defense. The BBC did not report a response from US authorities in the excerpt reviewed.
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- US strikes on alleged drug boats could be crimes against humanity, says UN — BBC News — World
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