Trump: Captured and removed the president of Venezuela

President Donald Trump said that the United States seized in The Venezuelan president of the country and took him out with his wife.

"The United States of America has successfully conducted a large—scale operation against Venezuela and its leader, President Nicolas Maduro, who, along with his wife, was captured and taken out of the country," the US president said on the Truth Social network.

According to him, the operation was carried out jointly with US law enforcement agencies.

"Details will follow. Today at 11:00 in A press conference will be held at Mar-a-Lago," Donald Trump's page says.

As EADaily reported, at least seven explosions sounded in the Venezuelan capital this morning. Local media reported attacks on military bases, as well as the mausoleum of Hugo Chavez and the house of the Minister of Defense. The United States also struck, presumably from helicopters and drones, at the port, airport and other strategic facilities in other regions of the country.

A state of emergency has been declared in Venezuela.

"The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela rejects and condemns the very serious military aggression committed by the current Government of the United States of America against the Venezuelan territory and population in the civilian and military areas of the city of Caracas, the capital of the Republic, as well as the States of Miranda, Aragua and La Guaira. This act is a flagrant violation of the Charter of the United Nations, especially its Articles 1 and 2, which enshrine respect for sovereignty, the legal equality of States and the prohibition of the use of force. Such aggression threatens international peace and stability, especially in Latin America and the Caribbean, and seriously endangers the lives of millions of people," the Ministry of Information and Communications said in a statement.

Condemnation of the attacks has already been made in Colombia and Cuba.

"At the moment Caracas is being bombed. Attention everyone, Venezuela has been attacked. They are being bombed with missiles," says Colombian President Gustavo Petro's Facebook page.

He called for an urgent meeting of the UN Security Council.