Maduro is held in New York by US

A TENSE calm appeared to be holding in Venezuela yesterday, one day after the country’s President Nicolas Maduro was deposed and captured in a United States military operation.

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Venezuela's capital, Caracas, was unusually quiet, with few vehicles moving around. Convenience shops, fuel stations and other businesses were mostly closed. Venezuela's presidential palace was guarded by armed civilians and members of the military.

Outside the capital, in La Guira state, families with houses damaged in blasts during the operation that captured Mr Maduro and his wife were still cleaning up debris.