Colombian president says US military struck Colombian boat, killed his citizens

The last boat struck by the U.S. military in the Caribbean Sea was Colombian with Colombian citizens inside, Colombian President Gustavo Petro said on Wednesday. A U.S. person familiar with the details confirmed to ABC News that at least one of the boats hit by the military in the Caribbean Sea was believed to be from Colombia. In a statement, however, the White House pushed back, calling the assertion "baseless" and said Colombia remained an "essential strategic partner." The claim that the U.S. killed citizens of Colombia is likely to fan criticism that President Donald Trump is risking a wider regional war by launching a series of deadly strikes in the Caribbean Sea without saying who exactly is being targeted. Trump has mostly blamed Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro for enabling the