Forty people reportedly died in the US operation against Venezuela this Saturday (3), which culminated in the capture of Nicolás Maduro, a member of the Venezuelan regime told the newspaper The New York Times.
The anonymous source cited by the American newspaper stated that the dead included civilians and military personnel. It was not specified whether the largest number would be civilians or military personnel.
US President Donald Trump declared on Saturday, during a press conference, that no American military personnel died, although he indicated that some were injured.
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Following the attack, reports emerged of a woman killed in Catia La Mar, a low-income coastal area west of Caracas airport. According to the Efe agency, a bombing hit a three-story residential building, causing an external wall to collapse during the offensive. The incident resulted in the death of Rosa González, 80, and left another person seriously injured, according to reports from her family cited by the NOW.
Shooting at helicopter
The head of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Dan Caine, declared at the press conference in Mar-a-Lago, Florida, alongside Trump, that American helicopters traveling to capture Maduro and his wife were shot at. One of the aircraft was hit, but “continued in operation”. All aircraft returned to base after the mission.
Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were taken in the early hours of Saturday by American special forces in Caracas. By helicopter, the couple headed to an American vessel that took them towards their final destination, New York, where the regime will be tried for narco-terrorism, among other charges.
Trump stated at a press conference after Maduro’s capture that “no American soldiers were killed” and that American troops did not suffer any damage to their equipment. Trump also said the US will govern Venezuela until a safe transition can be possible.
