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US-UK Operation Strikes Venezuela: 11 Dead, Controversy Erupts

10/3/2025

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José Antonio Márquez Morales, Caracas, was arrested in Colombia in a US-UK operation.
The US military struck a boat off Venezuela's coast, killing 11, citing Tren de Aragua.
Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello and officials deny victims were gang members and call the strike murder.
Amnesty International calls the strike potentially extrajudicial, citing lack of justification.

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José Antonio Márquez Morales, Caracas, was arrested in Colombia in a US-UK operation.
The US military struck a boat off Venezuela's coast, killing 11, citing Tren de Aragua.
Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello and officials deny victims were gang members and call the strike murder.
Amnesty International calls the strike potentially extrajudicial, citing lack of justification.