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Ecuadorian Fishers Sue US Over Boat Bombing, Alleged Kidnapping and Torture

The 16 fishers say they were held captive for weeks as part of the Trump administration's boat bombing spree.

By Brett Wilkins

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Sixteen Ecuadorian fishers are suing the US government over “catastrophic” harm resulting from a drone strike in the eastern Pacific Ocean earlier this year, and what they say was their subsequent abduction and torture, as part of the Trump administration’s boat-bombing spree supposedly targeting drug smugglers. The Guardian reported Saturday that the lawsuit is set to be filed Monday in the…

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