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Venezuela attack: what we know so far as Trump claims Maduro captured
The Guardian
•January 3, 2026•By Guardian staff👁️0
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The US president confirmed an attack on Venezuela and said Nicolás Maduro had been capturedUS president Donald Trump said Venezuela’s dictator, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife, Cilia Flores, have been captured and flown out of the country after a “large scale” pre-dawn assault on Caracas and the surrounding region. Here is what we know so far:Donald Trump has claimed the US has “captured” Venezuela’s dictator, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife, Cilia Flores, and flown them out of the South American country after a pre-dawn assault on Caracas and the surrounding region. The US president says a press conference will be held in Florida at 11am local time (4pm GMT).Venezuela’s government accused the US of launching a series of attacks against civilian and military targets in the South American country, after explosions rocked its capital, Caracas, before dawn on Saturday.In a statement, Venezuela’s government urged citizens to rise up against the assault and said Washington risked plunging Latin A...
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