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Forty-seven Venezuelan soldiers killed in US attack, minister says

On January 3, US forces bombed neighbourhoods and landed helicopter-borne troops in Caracas, seizing President Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores, then transferring them to New York to face federal charges.
Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello said DNA testing is needed as some victims were blown to 'little pieces', while Venezuela Defence Minister Vladimir Padrino López said 47 Venezuelan troops, including nine women, died.
Interim President Delcy Rodriguez declared seven days of mourning and met with CIA director John Ratcliffe on Thursday, while tens of thousands demonstrated outside the US embassy in Havana and the U.S. Senate passed a War Powers resolution limiting further action.
States across Latin America registered objections, saying the action echoed past U.S. interventions, and critics say the raid epitomises President Donald Trump's unilateral approach without congressional consultation.

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