Forty-seven Venezuelan soldiers killed in US attack, minister says

Jan ⁠16 (Reuters) - Forty-seven ⁠Venezuelan ‍soldiers were killed during ‍the U.S. attack on ​Caracas and capture ​of President Nicolas Maduro earlier this month, Venezuela's Defense ​Minister Vladimir Padrino said ​on Friday, noting nine of ‌these were women.

Cuba on Thursday received ​the remains of ⁠32 of its soldiers ‌it said were killed in combat ‌in the morning of ‌January 3. Venezuela's interior minister said last week ‍100 people were killed in ⁠the attack, without saying how many were soldiers.

(Reporting by Reuters staff)

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