President Donald Trump says the US has carried out a "large scale strike against Venezuela" and "captured its leader, President Nicolas Maduro" and his wife.
A state of national emergency has been declared in Venezuela following the strikes on the capital of Caracas in the early hours of Saturday morning.
Venezuela has rejected and denounced "the extremely serious military aggression perpetrated by the current Government of the United States of America against Venezuelan territory."
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