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President Donald Trump has boasted of a U.S. strike on a facility on Venezuelan land as reports emerge of a CIA-led attack, which experts say would be a war crime if confirmed.

On Friday, Trump said in a radio interview that the U.S. had struck a “big plant or a big facility where the ships come from,” implying that the strike occurred in Venezuela but not explicitly saying so. He said that the attack happened “two nights ago.”

When asked to clarify on Monday, during a press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump said “there was a major explosion in the dock area where they load the boats up with drugs.”

Further reports on Monday appeared to coincide with Trump’s claims. CNN reported that the CIA carried out a strike on a port facility on Venezuela’s coast earlier this month, citing sources familiar with the matter. The New York Times also reported on the........

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