Colombia's Petro says last vessel bombed by US was Colombian
PHOTO CAPTION: Illustrative photo — A U.S. Air National Guard inspects AGM-114 Hellfire missiles at March Air Reserve Base in California, Dec. 10, 2023. (U.S. Air National Guard photograph By Staff Sgt. Joseph Pagan via U.S. Defense Visual Information Distribution Service - DVIDS)
BOGOTA - Colombia's President Gustavo Petro said on Wednesday the latest vessel in the Caribbean bombed by the United States was Colombian and had Colombian citizens aboard.
"A new war scenario has opened up: the Caribbean," Petro said in a post on X. "The aggression is against all of Latin America and the Caribbean."
The White House did not immediately reply to a request for comment.
Petro, who is currently in Belgium meeting with European leaders, was replying to a post by U.S. Senator Adam Schiff who said he would vote to block strikes against vessels in the Caribbean along with Tim Kaine.
On Sunday, President Donald Trump announced the strike, at least the fourth in recent weeks.
At least 21 people have been killed in strikes according to the Trump administration. The attacks have inflamed tensions in the region and Washington called off diplomatic outreach to Venezuela on Monday.
(Reporting by Alexander Villegas; Additional reporting by Gram Slatterly in Washington; Editing by Kylie Madry and Sarah Morland // REUTERS)
