Photos: Aftermath of US air strikes in Venezuela

United States President Donald Trump has announced that American forces conducted aerial strikes against Venezuela and captured President Nicolas Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores successful a swift overnight subject cognition pursuing months of escalating tensions.

Venezuela’s authorities connected Saturday reported US strikes crossed 3 states beyond the capital, Caracas, portion Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro released a much extended database of targeted locations.

The subject enactment follows months of struggle with the US, which has accused Maduro of engagement successful cause trafficking – allegations the president has consistently denied. Since September, the US has conducted astatine slightest 20 aerial strikes successful waters adjacent Venezuela.

With Maduro’s nonstop existent determination unknown, Vice President Delcy Rodriguez would presume powerfulness nether Venezuelan law, though nary confirmation of this modulation has emerged. Rodriguez issued a connection aft the onslaught demanding impervious that Maduro and his woman are alive.

The cognition lasted nether 30 minutes, with astatine slightest 7 explosions driving radical into the streets, portion others turned to societal media to papers the events. Rodriguez confirmed casualties among Venezuelan civilians and subject unit but provided nary circumstantial numbers.