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    Jan 2 (Reuters) - ​The United States Coast Guard said on Friday it ⁠had suspended a search for people in the water in ‍the aftermath of a U.S. military ​strike earlier in the week on a convoy of suspected drug ​vessels in the Pacific Ocean.

    "The U.S. Coast Guard coordinated more than 65 hours of search efforts, covering more ‌than 1,090 nautical miles under ‌favorable visual conditions, with no sightings ​of survivors or debris," it said in a statement.

    On Wednesday, ‌the U.S. military's Southern Command ⁠said five people were killed ‌in a ​strike launched on two vessels, revised down from an earlier count ⁠of three, ⁠but did not indicate the ​location.

    (Reporting by Anusha Shah in Bengaluru; Editing ‌by Clarence Fernandez)

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