🔗 Share this article Explosions and Low-Flying Planes Witnessed in Venezuela's Capital Caracas City Reports circulated of multiple detonations and the sound of low-flying aircraft in the Venezuelan capital in the pre-dawn hours of the weekend. The incident has led to claims from Venezuela's leadership and demands for global intervention. Venezuela Accuses Washington of Military Action The socialist regime has blamed the US of an act of "imperial aggression," stating that ex- President Trump allegedly ordered attacks against the South American state. In an official declaration, the government asserted that attacks had targeted the capital and three other provinces: Miranda, La Guaira, and Aragua state. "Our sole aim of this aggression is to gain control of our nation's strategic resources, notably its petroleum and mineral wealth," the government asserted. Venezuelan officials appealed to the international community to censure the operations, which it termed a "blatant breach of international norms" that placed numerous of lives in peril. Accounts of Explosions and Defense Sites Targeted Locals spoke of experiencing at least seven explosions around the middle of the night local time. People in different districts allegedly ran into the streets outside. "The earth trembled. This is terrifying. We heard explosions and aircraft in the sky," stated one witness. Plumes of smoke was observed rising from key army bases in Caracas: the La Carlota air base and the Fuerte Tiuna army base, where president Maduro is believed to have a residence. Global Reaction The president of neighboring Colombia, Gustavo Petro, wrote on X that "Right now they are bombing Venezuela... attacking it with missiles." He called for an urgent emergency session of the United Nations Security Council. Colombia, which recently joined the Security Council, said it would activate security measures at its border with its neighbor. Preceding Events The alleged attacks come after a extended pressure campaign by the US against the Venezuelan regime. Beginning in last summer, there has been a substantial US military deployment off Venezuela's northern coast and a series of strikes on ships suspected of illegal activities. The administration has stated "a state of external disturbance" and directed all national defense measures to be implemented. It has also called on its citizens to protest and "reject this foreign attack." The White House and the US Department of Defense have not immediately addressed requests for comment regarding the events.