US admiral to brief lawmakers as bipartisan scrutiny grows over boat strike

Questions mount over US attack in Caribbean Sea that killed survivors on boat allegedly carrying drugs

A US navy admiral will provide a classified briefing to lawmakers overseeing the military on Thursday as they investigate a US attack on a boat in the Caribbean Sea allegedly carrying drugs that included a second strike that killed any survivors.

The White House press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, on Monday said the second strike was carried out in self-defence" and in accordance with laws governing armed conflict.