HAVANA, Jan 5, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - A total of 32 Cuban nationals were killed during the US attack on Caracas that culminated in the capture of Venezuela's president Nicolas Maduro, the government in Havana said Sunday. "As a result of the criminal attack carried out by the government of the United States" against Venezeula, "32 Cubans lost their lives in combat operations," the Cuban government said in a statement read on national television. The deceased were members of Cuba's Revolutionary Armed Forces or the Ministry of the Interior who were carrying out missions "at the request of counterpart agencies," Cuban officials said. Havana has declared two days of national mourning beginning at dawn Monday, and pledged to organize tributes. "Honor and glory to the brave Cuban fighters whof ell facing terrorists in imperial uniform," President Miguel Diaz-Canel wrote on X.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha January 05, 2026 16:12 UTC