WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- The two survivors from the latest U.S. boat strike in the Caribbean are being held on a U.S. Navy ship, multiple U.S. media outlets reported Friday, citing officials.
The U.S. military hit a suspected drug boat, in its sixth known attack of the kind, in the southern Caribbean on Thursday, killing one and leaving two others alive, said the reports.
It is unclear what the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump is going to do with the survivors being detained, said the reports.
The Trump administration has not confirmed the attack.
Since September, Washington has announced five strikes that sank vessels identified by the United States as drug-trafficking boats in international waters near Venezuela, killing a total of 27 people on board. Thursday's strike was the first with survivors, according to the reports.
On Oct. 2, the White House informed the U.S. Congress that the United States is engaged in a "non-international armed conflict" with drug cartels designated as terrorist groups, without naming them.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has repeatedly condemned Washington's actions as attempts to overthrow his government and expand the U.S. military influence in Latin America. ■