Venezuela's interior minister says 100 people died in U.S. attack


Venezuela's Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello attends a women's march toward the office of interim President Delcy Rodriguez, days after the U.S. launched a strike on Venezuela and captured President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, in Caracas, Venezuela, January 6, 2026. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria

Jan 7 (Reuters) - ‌Venezuela's interior minister Diosdado Cabello ‌said late on Wednesday that 100 ‌people died in the U.S. attack which removed President Nicolas Maduro from power on ‍Saturday.

Caracas have not previously ‍given a number ‌for those killed, but the army ‍posted ​a list of 23 names of its dead. Venezuelan ⁠officials have said a large part ‌of Maduro's security contingent was killed "in cold ⁠blood," ‍and Cuba has said 32 members of its military and intelligence services ‍in Venezuela were killed.

Maduro's ‌wife Cilia Flores, detained alongside him, suffered a head injury during the U.S. raid, Cabello said, and Maduro an injury to his leg.

Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodriguez, who Cabello ‌praised during his weekly show on state television as "courageous", on Tuesday declared a ​week of mourning for members of the military killed in the raid.

(Reporting by Reuters)

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