The latest blasts bring the total number of such US attacks to at least eight, with 37 people dead, according to US figures. Washington has deployed stealth warplanes and Navy ships as part of what it calls counter-narcotics efforts, but has yet to release evidence that its targets were drug smugglers.

Trump says Washington will also slash assistance to Colombia while US forces attack another alleged drug boat. Key US politics stories from Sunday 19 October

At least 34 people have now been killed in war-like campaign despite mounting questions about legal justification and evidence