# Venezuela says 11 killed in US boat strike were not gang members amid reports vessel was returning to shore

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/venezuela-says-11-killed-in-us-boat-strike-were-not-gang-members-amid-reports-vessel-was-returning-to-shore/
- Published: 2025-09-14T09:00:00-05:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Photo caption: Members of the Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant (WMEC 617) conduct a transfer of suspected drug traffickers with the Coast Guard Cutter Northland (WMEC 904) in the Caribbean Sea, June 29, 2025. […] Photo credit: U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Vigilant via DVIDS – Public Domain. Article by Guardian staff and agencies. The Guardian – September 11, 2025. None of the 11 people killed in a US military strike on a boat in the Caribbean last week were members of Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, Venezuela’s interior minister has said, while US media reported the attack came after the vessel had turned around and was heading back to shore. The administration of Donald Trump has said the boat was transporting illegal narcotics, but has provided little further information about the incident, even amid demands from members of the US Congress for a justification for the action. […] Click here to view original web page at www.theguardian.com Related articles: Trump Military Attack on Venezuelan Boat Intends To Redefine War | Opinion – Newsweek Venezuela: 11 killed by US military strike on vessel were civilians, not cartel – Straight Arrow News Experts condemn U.S. attack on Caribbean boat as ‘premeditated murder’ – Miami Herald After ‘Years of Neglected Oversight,’ House Votes to Repeal Authorization Used by Presidents to Wage ‘Forever Wars’ – Common Dreams