Trump says US strike killed leader of Tren de Aragua gang

Donald Trump announced that the US military, with Venezuelan help, had killed Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, a leader of the Venezuelan street gang Tren de Aragua. On Truth Social he wrote: “At my direction, the United States Southern Command delivered a swift and lethal kinetic strike to successfully execute Niño Guerrero, the infamous leader of Tren De Aragua, one of the most bloodthirsty Terrorist Organizations on Planet Earth.” He added that the action “was coordinated closely with our friends in Venezuela, with whom we are working very well,” and posted a video appearing to show the strike.

Tren de Aragua has been designated a terrorist organisation by the United States. Guerrero Flores was charged in New York federal court with racketeering conspiracy and other crimes, including lending support to terrorists in offences that stretched more than a decade.

The state department had offered rewards of up to $5m for information leading to his arrest.

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