'President captured': Photos show aftermath of US 'large scale' strike in Venezuela

The US launched a large scale strike in Venezuela, capturing President Nicolas Maduro. People react in fear and panic as a US strike hits Caracas.

Published on: Jan 03, 2026 10:42 PM IST

News

Share via

• 
• 
• 
• 

Copy link

• 

1/7

View Photos in a new improved layout

Published on Jan 03, 2026 10:42 PM

Men look on as smoke billows from a dock at Venezuela's La Guaira port following reported explosions on Saturday, January 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

2/7

View Photos in a new improved layout

Published on Jan 03, 2026 10:42 PM

Venezuelan Wiliana Flores celebrates in Madrid after President Trump announced that Nicolas Maduro had been captured. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

3/7

View Photos in a new improved layout

Published on Jan 03, 2026 10:42 PM

Smoke rises from Fort Tiuna, Caracas' main military garrison, following multiple explosions and low-flowing aircraft in the area. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

4/7

View Photos in a new improved layout

Published on Jan 03, 2026 10:42 PM

Venezuelans celebrate in Santiago, Chile, after President Donald Trump announced that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro had been captured. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

5/7

View Photos in a new improved layout

Published on Jan 03, 2026 10:42 PM

People wait in line outside a supermarket in Caracas, Venezuela, after Trump's claims regarding Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

6/7

View Photos in a new improved layout

Published on Jan 03, 2026 10:42 PM

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's supporters gather and embrace in downtown Caracas on Saturday, January 3, 2026, following President Trump's claims that Maduro had been ‘captured’. (AP Photo/Cristian Hernandez)

7/7

View Photos in a new improved layout

Published on Jan 03, 2026 10:42 PM

People leave a building close to the Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela, following reports of explosions and aircraft flying low overhead, as reported by AP. (AP Photo/Cristian Hernandez)