Trump bombs Venezuela, US ‘captures’ Maduro: All we know

Venezuelan vice president says Maduro’s whereabouts unknown, after dramatic attacks capping months of tension.

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United States President Donald Trump announced on Saturday morning that his country’s forces had bombed Venezuela and captured the South American nation’s president, Nicolas Maduro, and First Lady Cilia Flores in a dramatic overnight military attack that followed months of rising tensions.

Ahead of a news conference held at his Mar-a-Lago, Florida, residence later in the day, Trump posted a photograph he said showed Maduro on board the US warship USS Iwo Jima.

Trump bombs Venezuela, US ‘captures’ Maduro: All we know

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