Germany expresses 'greatest concern' on Venezuela

Germany is following the US military operation in Venezuela "with the greatest concern," a Foreign Office source said on Saturday after US forces bombed targets in the country and seized President Nicolás Maduro.

A crisis meeting was being held in the Foreign Office. "We are observing the situation in Venezuela very carefully," the source said, adding that the Foreign Office was in close contact with the embassy in Caracas.

Germany was consulting with partner countries on the situation, which remained unclear, the source said.

Earlier on Saturday, US President Donald Trump said US forces had seized Maduro and his wife and taken them out of the country.

They are due to face multiple drugs charges in New York.