US attack in Venezuela left 100 dead, minister says

Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores were injured in the seizure but were "recovering."

08 Jan 2026 12:11pm
Members of the National Direction of Military Counterintelligence of Venezuela, walk near the Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas on Jan 3, 2026, after US forces captured Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro. - (Photo by PEDRO MATTEY / AFP)
Members of the National Direction of Military Counterintelligence of Venezuela, walk near the Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas on Jan 3, 2026, after US forces captured Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro. - (Photo by PEDRO MATTEY / AFP)

CARACAS - The US attack that led to Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro's capture in Caracas left 100 people dead and dozens more wounded, Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello said Wednesday.

"So far -- and I mean so far -- there are 100 dead and a similar number of wounded. The attack on our country was terrible," Cabello said on state television.

The minister added that Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores were injured in the seizure but were "recovering." Both were seen walking on their own power during a New York court arraignment this week. - AFP

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