Trump says US military killed leader of Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua

US President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that American forces had killed Hector Guerrero Flores, the fugitive leader of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, in what he described as a targeted military operation carried out at his direction. Writing on his Truth Social platform, Trump said the strike was conducted by US Southern Command against a group he labeled “one of the most bloodthirsty Terrorist Organizations on Planet Earth.”