Trump says US has captured Venezuela's President Maduro

Washington has not made such a direct intervention in Latin America since the invasion of Panama in 1989 to depose military leader Manuel Noriega, over similar allegati.....

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U.S. President Donald Trump announced early Saturday that the United States successfully carried out a large-scale strike against Venezuela, capturing its long-serving president, Nicolas Maduro. This direct intervention follows months of pressure over accusations of drug-running and illegitimacy in power, echoing the 1989 invasion of Panama.

Maduro and his wife were reportedly captured and flown out of Venezuela.
Venezuela's Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino urged resistance against the "foreign troops," despite no immediate confirmation from the Venezuelan government regarding Maduro's capture.
Explosions rocked Caracas and other areas early Saturday, prompting Maduro's government to declare a national emergency.

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