Maroc - NEWSDAY.CO.TT - A la Une - 03/Jan 14:08

Unease in Caracas after US strike

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife have been captured by US military forces on January 3, according to US President Donald Trump. International media reports state that there were multiple explosions in the capital city of Caracas around 1.50 am. CNN reported multiple casualties of government officials, military personnel and civilians. Trump, in a social media post, said US forces carried out a "large-scale strike against Venezuela and its leader." The land attack came after months of missile strikes on suspected narco-traffickers in the Caribbean Sea and Eastern Pacific, which claimed the lives of over 100 people. Trump said Maduro and his wife have been flown out of Venezuela.   [caption id="attachment_1200110" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Pedestrians run after explosions and low-flying aircraft were heard in Caracas, Venezuela, on January 3. - AP PHOTO[/caption] [caption id="attachment_1200108" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Pedestrians walk past destroyed containers lay at La Guaira port after explosions were heard in Venezuela, on January 3. - AP PHOTO[/caption] [caption id="attachment_1200112" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Residents evacuate a building near the Miraflores presidential palace after explosions and low-flying aircraft were heard in Caracas, Venezuela, on January 3. - AP PHOTO[/caption] [caption id="attachment_1200111" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Smoke raises at La Carlota airport after explosions and low-flying aircraft were heard in Caracas, Venezuela, on January 3. - AP PHOTO[/caption] [caption id="attachment_1200107" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Men watch smoke rising from a dock after explosions were heard at La Guaira port, Venezuela, on January 3. - AP PHOTO[/caption] [caption id="attachment_1200106" align="alignnone" width="1024"] National Guard armoured vehicles block an avenue leading to Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela, on January 3. - AP PHOTO[/caption] The post Unease in Caracas after US strike appeared first on Trinidad and Tobago Newsday.