How the US snatched Maduro and his wife from their beds in daring night raid

Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro and his wife have been captured by the US military, Trump confirms (Picture: AFP)

In the early hours of Saturday morning, residents of Caracas were startled awake by the sound of explosions rattling across the Venezuelan capital.

It was a particularly alarming start to the day for two of them in particular: the country’s leader Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores.

US President Donald Trump had sent an elite unit to drag them from their bedroom...