What to Know

  • Multiple explosions rang out and low-flying aircraft swept through Caracas, the capital, as Maduro’s government immediately accused the United States of attacking civilian and military installations in the very early hours of Saturday.
  • President Donald Trump said in a social media post that Maduro “has been, along with his wife, captured and flown out of the Country.”
  • Attorney General Pam Bondi later said that the couple has been indicted in the Southern District of New York with narcoterrorism and other charges.
  • It was not immediately clear who was running the country, and Maduro’s whereabouts were not immediately known.
  • The attack has drawn condemnation from leaders in Russia, the United Kingdom and Mexico among others. Legal experts have also cast doubt on the strikes’ legitimacy.
  • President Trump set a news conference for 11 a.m. ET.

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