Four killed in US attack on alleged drug-smuggling boat in the Caribbean

The United States has carried out a deadly attack on a boat allegedly smuggling drugs in the Caribbean Sea, the military command Southcom said.

Four people are reported to have been killed in the attack. Since the US began similar attacks in September last year, at least 227 people have been killed, according to the AP news agency.

The US has not presented any evidence that the boats were involved in drug trafficking.