Trump Claims US Strike in Venezuela, Maduro Captured

Caracas: US President Donald J. Trump, in his post on social media, claimed that the USA carried out a large-scale attack against Venezuela and that President Nicolas Maduro was captured and taken out of the country with his wife.

The operation was conducted in coordination with U.S. law enforcement, according to the post. Trump said more details would be shared at a news conference at 11 a.m. at Mar-a-Lago.

State Department tells Americans in Venezuela to shelter in place

The State Department warned U.S. citizens in Venezuela to shelter in place early Saturday morning.

In an announcement posted on its website, the department said the U.S. Embassy in Bogota, Colombia, was “aware of reports of explosions in and around Caracas, Venezuela.”

The United States has been warning its citizens not to travel to Venezuela for months, citing the risk of “false detention, torture in custody, terrorism, kidnapping, arbitrary application of local laws, crime, civil unrest and poor health infrastructure.”