Cuba has announced the death of 32 of its citizens during the United States military operation to abduct and detain Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife in Caracas.
Havana said on Sunday that there would be two days of mourning on January 5 and 6 in honour of those killed and that funeral arrangements would be announced.
The state-run Prensa Latina agency said the Cuban “fighters” were killed while “carrying out missions” on behalf of the country’s military, at the request of the Venezuelan government.
The agency said the slain Cubans “fell in direct combat against the attackers or as a result of the bombing of the facilities” after offering “fierce resistance”.
- Many Cuban citizens who were guarding Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro were killed during the US military operation in Venezuela, US President Donald Trump said.
"You know, a lot of Cubans were killed yesterday," he told reporters aboard his presidential plane.
"There was a lot of death on the other side, but no death on our side. But there was a lot of death on the other side, unfortunately. A lot of Cubans were killed yesterday, trying to protect him," Trump added.
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Thirty-two Cubans died as a result of the US operation to kidnap Venezuela’s legitimate president Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel announced.
ReplyDelete"It is with deep sorrow that our people have learned that during the criminal attack carried out by the US government against the fraternal Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, <...> 32 Cubans died in combat while carrying out their missions," the presidential decree published by the Cubadebate news outlet said.
Президент Кубы объявил двухдневный траур в стране в связи с гибелью 32 сограждан, защищавших Мадуро от похищения военными США.
ReplyDeleteCuba declara duelo nacional por muerte de connacionales en ataque de EEUU contra Venezuela
ReplyDeleteLa nación caribeña tendrá dos días de luto nacional por la muerte de 32 cubanos durante la agresión de Washington contra Caracas, perpetrada el 3 de enero.