Bogota, Oct. 10 -- Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Thursday demanded that the United States disclose the identities of those killed in recent U.S. missile strikes on boats in the Caribbean Sea.
"The White House official is obligated to reveal the names and origins of the people killed in the Caribbean with missiles," Petro wrote on social media.
His statement came after the White House dismissed his allegation that the latest U.S. strike in the Caribbean may have hit a Colombian vessel, calling the claim "baseless and reprehensible."While acknowledging that Colombian traffickers operate in the Caribbean, Petro urged Qatar to mediate between Colombia, the United States and armed groups such as the Gulf Clan and the "Conquistadores de ...