"Venezuela has accused the United States of illegally boarding and occupying one of its fishing vessels in the country's special economic zone, further escalating tensions between Caracas and Washington. In a statement on Saturday, Venezuela's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the vessel, carrying nine humble and harmless fishermen, was intercepted by the US destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG-109) on Friday. list of 3 itemsend of list The warship deployed 18 armed agents who boarded and occupied the small, harmless boat for eight hours, the statement said, calling the incident a direct provocation through the illegal use of excessive military means."
"The move follows a US military strike last week in the Caribbean that killed 11 Venezuelans and sank a boat that the administration of US President Donald Trump claimed, without evidence, had been transporting narcotics. Venezuela has rejected these claims, with Minister of the Popular Power for Interior Diosdado Cabello insisting none of those killed was a member of the Tren de Aragua gang, as alleged by Washington. They openly confessed to killing 11 people, Cabello said on state television."
"The White House defended the strike, with spokeswoman Anna Kelly calling the victims evil Tren de Aragua narcoterrorists and saying that Nicolas Maduro is not the legitimate president of Venezuela and is a fugitive. Several countries deny Maduro's legitimacy as a democratically elected leader due to what some have viewed as unfair elections, but the Trump administration has not provided evidence linking the Venezuelan president to Tren de Aragua."
US forces boarded and occupied a Venezuelan fishing vessel in Venezuela's special economic zone, detaining nine fishermen and holding the boat for eight hours. The operation involved the US destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG-109) and 18 armed agents. The incident followed a US military strike in the Caribbean that killed 11 Venezuelans and sank a vessel the US claimed was transporting narcotics; Venezuela rejects those claims. Venezuelan Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello said none of the dead were Tren de Aragua members and called the killings a murder. The White House defended the strike and accused the victims of narcoterrorism. US intelligence found no sign of coordination between the government and traffickers.
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