The United States has struck Venezuela and President Trump says captured its leader.
Trump says President Nicolas Maduro has been flown out of the country.
Our reporters will have the latest on this extraordinary development.
I'm Daniel Estrin.
I'm Ayesha Roscoe and this is Up First from NPR News.
After a months-long campaign to oust the Venezuelan president,
Nicolas Maduro, President Trump says he's come through with his threats.
The White House called the strikes on the capital, Caracas, large-scale.
The US military has been expanding its presence in the Caribbean over the last few months.
But what does it mean to capture a world leader?
And when has it happened before?
We'll also hear what Venezuelans on the ground have to say.
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The U.S.
has bombed Caracas and other areas of Venezuela,
and President Trump says the country's leader has been captured.
It comes after months of escalating U.S.
pressure, sending troops and warships to the Caribbean.
NPR's South America correspondent, Kerry Khan, joins us now from Rio de Janeiro.