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President Trump announced early this morning that U.S.
forces have carried out what he called a large-scale strike against Venezuela and captured President Nicolás Maduro.
And Paris Franco Ordonius has more.
Several explosions were reported in the capital, Caracas,
early this morning and President Trump soon confirmed that the U.S.
had completed airstrikes in Venezuela and were flying the Venezuelan leader and his wife out of the country.
The strikes come amid rising tensions between the U.S.
and Venezuela after a massive buildup of U.S.
military forces in the Caribbean and the targeting of alleged drug smuggling boats and oil tankers.
The Venezuelan government quickly denounced the strikes.
In a social media post on Telegram, Venezuela said the government, quote, rejects, condemns,
and denounces before the international community the extremely grave military aggression carried out by the current government of the United States of America.
against Venezuelan territory and population.