'It wasn't clean': Mother mourns son killed in US Maduro assaultListen to this articleNatividad Martinez, his mother, visited on Sunday the cemetery where her son's remains have been buried. (Photo: AFP)CARACAS — As the first explosions rocked his military base in Caracas, 18-year-old Saul Pereira Martinez sent his mother a simple message: "I love you. Pereira had finished his shift on guard duty at Fort Tiuna, where Maduro was sheltered that night. Natividad Martinez, his mother, visited on Sunday the cemetery where her son's remains are buried, recalling the night it happened, and still in shock. Trump has repeatedly touted the success of the stunning operation to seize Maduro, boasting that there were no casualties.

Source: Bangkok Post January 19, 2026 15:56 UTC