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Venezuela declares week of mourning for military killed in US attack

By Thomson Reuters Jan 6, 2026 | 5:42 PM

Jan 6 (Reuters) – Venezuela’s acting President Delcy ‍Rodriguez on Tuesday declared seven days of mourning for members ‌of the ‌military killed in the U.S. raid over the weekend to ​capture leader Nicolas Maduro.

Around ‍two ​dozen Venezuelan ​officers were killed ‍in the attack, according to the South American government. Cuba’s ‍government said on Sunday that 32 ‍of ‍its military ​and police ​officers ⁠working in ‌Venezuela were also killed and declared two days of mourning.

(Reporting by ⁠Reuters)