Venezuela’s interim leader, Delcy Rodriguez, on Tuesday announced a week of mourning for people killed in the US assault that  captured President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, AFP reports.

“I have decided to decree seven days of mourning to the honor and glory of the young people, women and men who gave up their lives defending Venezuela and President Nicolas Maduro,” Rodriguez said on Venezuelan state television.

Cuba and Venezuela had said that 55 of their military personnel were killed in the aforesaid US operation in Venezuela.