{"id":52062,"date":"2025-10-16T19:35:17","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T19:35:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/trinidad-and-tobago-police-investigating-reports-2-citizens-were-killed-in-u-s-strike-off-venezuela\/"},"modified":"2025-10-16T19:35:17","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T19:35:17","slug":"trinidad-and-tobago-police-investigating-reports-2-citizens-were-killed-in-u-s-strike-off-venezuela","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/trinidad-and-tobago-police-investigating-reports-2-citizens-were-killed-in-u-s-strike-off-venezuela\/","title":{"rendered":"Trinidad and Tobago police investigating reports 2 citizens were killed in U.S. strike off Venezuela"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-0\">\n  <!-- lil observer --><br \/>\n      <span class=\"content__observer-marker content__observer-marker--fixed lazyload\"\/><\/p>\n<section class=\"content__body\">\n<p>Police in the Caribbean island nation of Trinidad and Tobago told CBS News that they are investigating reports that two of the country&#8217;s citizens were among the six people killed in the United States&#8217;\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-venezuela-boat-drugs\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">most recent strike<\/a><\/span>\u00a0on a boat it said was carrying drugs. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>President Trump announced the strike Tuesday in a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/115373751811822463\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">post on Truth Social<\/a>, saying the vessel had been &#8220;just off the Coast of Venezuela&#8221; and was &#8220;transiting along a known designated terrorist organization&#8221; route. Mr. Trump said intelligence confirmed that the boat was trafficking narcotics and referred to the men aboard as &#8220;narcoterrorists,&#8221; but offered no other information.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This was the fifth such strike on an alleged drug vessel in the Caribbean. Figures released by the administration say 27 people have been killed in the strikes.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service said it was &#8220;aware of the reports&#8221; that citizens of the country, which lies less than 10 miles off the coast Venezuela, had been on the vessel. Police said they are conducting inquiries, but said that the information &#8220;is yet to be fully verified through official channels&#8221; and said they could not confirm any details. The agency said a statement would be released once information was verified, and asked for &#8220;patience and understanding&#8221; amid &#8220;this complex situation.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/10\/15\/d690fe32-59c9-453b-8c5f-103717899c7b\/thumbnail\/620x349\/09c33d41d87e7ae0297032ca4aeeb444\/2025-10-14t202432z-1637406014-rc2wbha52ftt-rtrmadp-3-usa-venezuela-trump.jpg#\" alt=\"U.S. strike on alleged drug boat off Venezuela \" height=\"349\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/10\/15\/d690fe32-59c9-453b-8c5f-103717899c7b\/thumbnail\/620x349\/09c33d41d87e7ae0297032ca4aeeb444\/2025-10-14t202432z-1637406014-rc2wbha52ftt-rtrmadp-3-usa-venezuela-trump.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/10\/15\/d690fe32-59c9-453b-8c5f-103717899c7b\/thumbnail\/1240x698\/adb9ee10c9cd53cc4f66d02baccc3170\/2025-10-14t202432z-1637406014-rc2wbha52ftt-rtrmadp-3-usa-venezuela-trump.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">A boat burns off the coast of Venezuela in this screen grab taken from a video released October 14, 2025, depicting what U.S. President Donald Trump said on a post on Truth Social was a U.S. strike on a suspected drug-trafficking boat.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                DONALD TRUMP VIA TRUTH SOCIAL via Reuters<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Police said in a phone interview with Agence France-Presse   that residents of the village of Las Cuevas reported two Trinidadians were believed to be on the sunken vessel.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Lawmakers from both parties have been expressing growing concern about the strikes and frustration with the lack of information from the White House as to their intent. Some Republicans are seeking more details from the White House on the legal justification for the actions, while Democrats contend they violate U.S. and international law. A war powers resolution\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/senate-war-powers-trump-venezuela-boat-strikes\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">that would have barred<\/a><\/span>\u00a0the Trump administration from conducting the strikes without Congressional authorization failed to pass the Senate last week.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The strikes come amid rising tensions with Venezuela. Mr. Trump told CBS News&#8217; Ed O&#8217;Keefe on Wednesday that he had authorized the CIA to\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-confirms-he-authorized-cia-covert-operations-in-venezuela\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">conduct covert operations<\/a><\/span>\u00a0in the country. The president also said his administration is looking into\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/video\/trump-says-team-is-considering-land-strikes-as-tensions-with-venezuela-rise\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">potential land strikes<\/a>\u00a0against Venezuela. There has been a major build-up of U.S. forces the region in recent weeks. The U.S. Justice Department in August doubled a bounty for information leading to Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro&#8217;s capture to\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/miami\/news\/trump-doubles-reward-to-50-million-for-arrest-of-venezuelas-president-to-face-us-drug-charges\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">$50 million<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/venezuela-maduro-state-emergency-us-military-strikes-alleged-drug-boats\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Maduro<\/a><\/span>\u00a0has accused Washington of plotting regime change,\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/venezuela-military-exercises-after-us-military-strikes-boat-caribbean\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">CBS News previously reported<\/a><\/span>, and has called recent U.S.&#8217; actions &#8220;aggression&#8221;, following up by ordering new military exercises on 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