U.S. Military Captures Venezuelan President Maduro
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Venezuelans are asking who now leads their country after the U.S. military captured President Nicolás Maduro on Saturday.
The operation removed the longtime leader, who had survived a failed coup, multiple military rebellions, and years of economic sanctions and street protests.
In the capital, Caracas, fear spread quickly. Streets emptied as residents rushed to supermarkets, forming long lines. "What will happen tomorrow?" asked capital resident Juan Pablo Petrone.
The South American nation of 29 million people now faces a sudden power vacuum.