In Venezuela, the number of dead after the US operation was named

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Venezuela’s Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello said that 100 people died as a result of the US operation that removed Nicolás Maduro from power.

Source: Reuters with reference to the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the country

Details: Cabello said Maduro’s wife, Cilia Flores, who was detained with him, suffered a head injury during the US raid, and Maduro himself suffered a leg injury.

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Before that, Caracas did not name the exact number of those killed as a result of the American operation. At the same time, the Venezuelan military previously published a list of 23 dead servicemen. According to government officials, a large part of Maduro’s security forces was killed “in cold blood.” On January 6, Caracas declared a week of mourning for the military.

What preceded:

• On the night of January 3 by order Donald Trump’s American special unit “Delta” conducted an operation in Venezuela, capturing Nicolás Maduro and his wife. After that them delivered to New Yorkwhere they are to be tried.
• After the operation, Trump said that The US will rule Venezuela to ensure “independent transition” of power.
• On January 5, the President of the United States put forward a demand for acting head of state Delsey Rodriguez to provide the United States “full access” to the country’s resourcesthreatening her with a “very high price” if she refused.

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