The US military is holding two survivors aboard a Navy ship after a Thursday strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean, three US officials said. The Trump administration has not publicly acknowledged the operation, the sixth known strike on a vessel suspected of trafficking drugs. This incident appears to be the first in which not everyone on board was killed. It remains unclear what will happen to the detainees. US Southern Command referred questions to the White House; the White House did not immediately comment. The story is developing.

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