🔗 Share this article Blasts and Low-Altitude Aircraft Witnessed in Venezuela's Capital Caracas Witness testimonies emerged of numerous detonations and the noise of low-flying jets in the Venezuelan capital in the small hours of the weekend. This situation has prompted accusations from Venezuela's government and requests for diplomatic intervention. Venezuela Condemns US of Military Action The socialist government has condemned the US of committing "imperial aggression," claiming that ex- President Donald Trump supposedly directed military strikes against the Latin American state. In an official statement, the authorities asserted that strikes had hit the capital and three other regions: Miranda, La Guaira state, and Aragua. "The primary goal of these strikes is to take control of Venezuela's key assets, notably its crude oil and mineral wealth," the statement asserted. Venezuelan officials called on the international community to denounce the actions, which it termed a "flagrant violation of international norms" that put numerous of lives in peril. Reports of Blasts and Defense Bases Targeted Residents spoke of feeling approximately multiple explosions around 2 a.m. in the morning. Residents in various districts allegedly ran into the streets. "The whole ground shook. This is frightening. We experienced explosions and planes in the sky," said one witness. Smoke was observed billowing from key military installations in the city: the La Carlota airbase air base and the Fuerte Tiuna base army base, where leader Maduro is thought to live. International Response The president of neighboring Colombia, wrote on a social platform that "Currently they are striking Caracas... bombing it with rockets." He called for an swift emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council. The Colombian government, which recently joined the UNSC, stated it would initiate security protocols at its shared border with Venezuela. Context The alleged strikes follow a extended military buildup by the Trump administration against the Venezuelan regime. Since August, there has been a significant naval deployment off the country's Caribbean coast and a series of air strikes on vessels suspected of drug trafficking. Venezuela's administration has stated "a state of external disturbance" and ordered all national defence protocols to be activated. It has also called on its supporters to protest and "denounce this imperialist attack." The White House and the Pentagon have not immediately addressed inquiries for comment regarding the allegations.