In early January 3, US forces conducted a military operation in Caracas to capture President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores.

According to official reports, at least 24 Venezuelan soldiers and 32 Cuban soldiers lost their lives during the operation.

Reports from Venezuelan authorities indicate that at least 100 people died and another 100, some of them civilians, were injured in the attack.

Since it was opened on Friday, thousands of citizens have signed that book and, in addition to expressing condolences for the deaths of the Venezuelan and Cuban soldiers, condemned the hostility of the US Government against Venezuela.

Fernando Gonzalez, President of the Cuban Institute for Friendship with Peoples (ICAP), and the ambassadors of Djibouti, Nasser Mohamed Ousbo; Mali, Traore Safiatou Konate; and Namibia, Lebbius Tangeni were among those who visited the diplomatic headquarters.

Earlier, to honor the Cuban combatants, Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel decreed two days of official mourning, during which the national flag was raised at half-mast, and public events were suspended.

The Cuban Government announced on Monday that the remains of the 32 Cuban combatants who died defending Venezuela would arrive in Havana on January 15, where they would receive a posthumous tribute.

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