Overview
- In a Jan. 3 social media post, the president described a large-scale operation in Venezuela as successful and claimed Nicolás Maduro was detained.
- Jiji Press reported explosions heard in the capital and localized power outages following the announcement.
- The coverage attributes the central assertions to the presidential statement and labels the situation as still unfolding.
- Independent on-the-ground verification and statements from other governments were not included in the reports.
- Jiji’s international dispatch carried evening update timestamps in Japan, indicating ongoing real-time reporting.