India, Jan. 5 -- The Cuban government has claimed that the American military operation in Venezuela killed 32 Cuban officers over the weekend. A statement on Cuban state TV on Sunday night said that the Cuban military and police officers were on a mission that the Caribbean country's military was carrying out at the request of Venezuela's government.

It is unclear what the Cubans were working on in the South American nation. Cuba is notably a close ally of Venezuela's government, and is known for having sent military and police forces to assist in operations for years.

"You know, a lot of Cubans were killed yesterday," US President Donald Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One as he flew Sunday night from Florida back to Washington, ...