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US President Donald Trump declared that Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro had been apprehended and flown out of the country following a massive attack on Caracas, the capital of Venezuela. A Republican senator was informed by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio that Maduro will go on trial in the US and that he expects no more action.

 

The government does not know where Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores are, according to Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez, who added that the US attack has killed officials, military personnel, and civilians nationwide.

Vice President Delcy Rodriguez previously stated that the Venezuelan government is unaware of Maduro’s or First Lady Cilia Flores’ whereabouts and demanded proof of life from the United States. According to her, the attack has claimed the lives of civilians, military personnel, and officials nationwide.

The defense minister of Venezuela vowed to oppose what he described as an “invasion” and “the greatest outrage the country has suffered” after the US launched missiles and rockets at Venezuelan cities.

More oil tankers are turning away from Venezuela as the US threatens to seize ships carrying oil that supports President Nicolas Maduro’s regime.

According to ship movements monitored by Bloomberg on Friday, at least seven ships have changed their course or stopped at sea. In the immediate aftermath of US forces boarding the ship Skipper in mid-December, four more people turned away.

Venezuelan oil earnings are allegedly used to finance terrorism and drug trafficking, according to US President Donald Trump. US forces have attacked suspected drug trafficking boats as part of Trump’s pressure campaign, killing over 100 people and seizing two oil tankers. The Skipper and Centuries, two of the confiscated ships, are presently sitting off the coast of Texas.