The Venezuelan government does not know the whereabouts of Maduro and his wife.

The Venezuelan government has no information on the whereabouts of President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Celia Flores, Vice President Delcy Rodriguez said on January 3 in a commentary for state television.

"We demand immediate confirmation that President Nicolas Maduro and Celia Flores are alive," Rodriguez said.

Earlier, US President Donald Trump said that the United States had captured Maduro and his wife and taken them out of the country.

The Monroe Doctrine in action: The United States has struck at Venezuela

Military bases and infrastructure facilities were attacked

In the morning of this day, explosions were heard in the Venezuelan capital of Caracas. Trump later announced that the United States had successfully launched a large-scale strike against Venezuela and Nicolas Maduro.

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