Why has the US captured Venezuela’s president and what happens next?
by William Christou and Rachel Hall from World news | The Guardian on (#72J4R)
Donald Trump's capture of Nicolas Maduro follows months of military campaign and years of strained relationship
The US carried out airstrikes across Venezuela overnight on Friday, with explosions rocking the capital, Caracas, before dawn. Shortly afterwards, Donald Trump announced that US forces had captured the Venezuelan president, Nicolas Maduro, and his wife, Cilia Flores, and flown them out of the country.
The US attorney general, Pam Bondi, said they would face trial in New York on charges of involvement in narco-terrorism. A fresh indictment was issued on Saturday.
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