"A national seven-day period of mourning, decreed by acting Venezuelan President Delcy Rodriguez, began on Wednesday, to honour the memory of those killed during attacks by US forces on January 3. Footage captured in Caracas shows dozens of businesses and establishments closed, while people in the streets mourn for the victims. “Those are people who were innocent of everything that was happening; they didn't even know what was happening," said local Nancy Hidalgo. “They were sleeping, and they are not people who are involved in politics or anything. Sir, this is unjust.” "I agree with a period of mourning, I don't say for eight days, for a month, if possible even more, because many people died who did not need to die," she added. Although no official figure has been released, the Venezuelan authorities have confirmed that civilians were among those killed in the early hours of Saturday, when the capture of former President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores took place. According to the Venezuelan government, during the American incursion, 24 members of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB) and 32 Cuban military personnel were killed."