{"id":13376,"date":"2026-01-05T05:51:18","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T05:51:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/cuba-says-32-citizens-killed-in-maduro-extraction-trump-threatens-colombia\/"},"modified":"2026-01-05T05:51:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T05:51:18","slug":"cuba-says-32-citizens-killed-in-maduro-extraction-trump-threatens-colombia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/cuba-says-32-citizens-killed-in-maduro-extraction-trump-threatens-colombia\/","title":{"rendered":"Cuba says 32 citizens killed in Maduro extraction; Trump threatens Colombia"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Cuban government said on Sunday that 32 ‌of its citizens were killed during the U.S. raid on Venezuela to extract President Nicolas Maduro for ⁠prosecution in the United States.<\/p>\n

Havana ‍said there would be two days ‍of ‍mourning on January 5 and 6 in ⁠honor of those killed and said funeral arrangements would be ​announced.<\/p>\n

The Cuban government statement gave few details, but said all the dead were members of the Cuban armed forces and intelligence agencies.<\/p>\n

“True to their responsibilities concerning ⁠security and defense, our compatriots fulfilled their duty with dignity and heroism and fell, after fierce resistance, in direct combat against the attackers or as a result of bombings on the facilities,” the statement said.<\/p>\n

Cuba has provided some security for Maduro since he came to power. It was not clear how many Cubans were guarding the Venezuelan president when ​they died and how many may have perished elsewhere.<\/p>\n

Maduro, 63, and his wife ⁠Cilia Flores were seized by U.S. forces in the Venezuela capital Caracas on Saturday and flown to the ‍United States. Maduro is being held ‌in a New ‌York detention center awaiting ‍a Monday court appearance on drug charges.<\/p>\n

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Maduro was indicted ‌in 2020 on U.S. charges ‍including narco-terrorism conspiracy. He has always denied any criminal involvement.<\/p>\n

Colombia threatened?<\/strong><\/p>\n

U.S. President ‌Donald Trump on Sunday threatened military action against Colombia’s government, ⁠telling reporters that ‍such an operation “sounds ‍good ‍to me.”<\/p>\n

“Colombia is very ⁠sick, too, run by a ​sick man, who likes making cocaine and selling it to the United States, and he’s ⁠not going to be doing it very long,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One, in an apparent reference to Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro.<\/p>\n

Asked directly whether the U.S. would pursue a military operation against ​the country, Trump answered, “It sounds good to ⁠me.”<\/p>\n

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The Cuban government said on Sunday that 32 ‌of its citizens were killed during the U.S. raid on Venezuela to extract President Nicolas Maduro for ⁠prosecution in the United States. Havana ‍said there would be two days ‍of ‍mourning on January 5 and 6 in ⁠honor of those killed and said funeral arrangements would be…<\/p>\n

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