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US president Donald Trump says Venezuela’s president Nicolas Maduro and his wife have been captured following a “large scale” strike
Venezuela’s government declares state of emergency and says US attacked civilian and military installations in multiple states
“The whole ground shook. This is horrible,” witness tells the Associated Press after explosions
US attacks on Venezuela mark major international crisis, says Labour Party
Labour’s foreign affairs spokesperson Duncan Smith has condemned the United States’ attacks on Venezuela and the kidnapping of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores.
Mr Smith has called for immediate action in New York and Dublin to halt the violence, uphold international law and secure their safe return.
“What we are witnessing in Caracas is a situation that demands urgent global action,” he said.
“We are seeing actions by one of the world’s most powerful states that beggar belief.
“The flagrancy with which the United States has acted in Venezuela has shocked the world and undermines the very foundations of international cooperation and respect for sovereign nations.
“President Donald Trump needs to end the attacks on Venezuela a
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