Trump says some US forces injured in Venezuela strike but he believes 'we had nobody killed'
Washington (AP): US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that a helicopter was hit during the operation in Venezuela and a few US members were injured, but he believed none were killed.
The US carried out the lightning military strike on Venezuela early Saturday, capturing President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, and spiriting them out of the country.
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“A couple of guys were hit, but they came back and they're supposed to be in pretty good shape,” Trump said.
He said the US lost no aircraft in the operation.
“We got it all back. One of them was hit pretty hard but—a helicopter—but we got it back.
“We had to do it because it's a war,” he added a few moments later.
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R N Ravi takes oath as 22nd governor of West Bengal
Kolkata (PTI): Former IPS officer R N Ravi took oath as the 22nd governor of West Bengal at a ceremony in Lok Bhavan on Thursday morning.
He was administered the oath by Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court, Sujoy Paul, in the presence of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Assembly Speaker Biman Banerjee, senior minister and Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim and Left Front chairman Biman Bose.
No leader from the opposition BJP camp, however, was present at the programme.
Several senior bureaucrats, including Chief Secretary Nandini Chakravorty and senior police officers, also attended the event.
Ravi was appointed the governor of West Bengal following the resignation of his predecessor C V Ananda Bose on March 5.
Ravi had earlier served as the governor of Nagaland, Meghalaya and Tamil Nadu.
