President Maduro: US invasion desecrated our soil – Venezuela

The Venezuelan Government has accused the United States of desecrating the country’s soil.

The nation’s Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino Lopez, said this in a video statement shared on social media on Saturday.

DAILY POST had reported that President Donald Trump announced the capture of Maduro and his wife on Saturday.

“The invading US forces have desecrated our soil, going so far as to strike, using missiles and rockets fired from their combat helicopters, in residential areas populated by civilians,” Lopez said.

He added that the country would launch a massive deployment of all land, air, naval, riverine and missile capabilities for comprehensive defense.