🔗 Share this article Blasts and Low-Altitude Aircraft Witnessed in Venezuela's Capital City Caracas City Reports circulated of several detonations and the noise of low-altitude aircraft in the Venezuelan capital in the pre-dawn hours of Saturday. This incident has sparked claims from the Venezuelan authorities and requests for global intervention. Venezuela Blames United States of Attack Venezuela's socialist regime has blamed the Washington of what it calls "imperial aggression," claiming that former President Trump reportedly ordered strikes against the Latin American country. In an formal statement, the authorities confirmed that strikes had targeted Caracas and several other regions: Miranda, La Guaira state, and Aragua state. "Our sole aim of these strikes is to seize control of Venezuela's strategic resources, especially its oil and resources," the statement declared. The government called on the global community to denounce the actions, which it termed a "clear infringement of global law" that endangered millions of civilians in danger. Reports of Explosions and Military Bases Hit Eyewitnesses reported experiencing approximately multiple detonations around 2 a.m. in the morning. People in several areas allegedly hurried into the open. "Everything shook. This is terrifying. We experienced blasts and aircraft in the distance," said one resident. Smoke was seen rising from key defense sites in Caracas: the La Carlota airbase air base and the Fuerte Tiuna base compound, where leader Nicolás Maduro is believed to live. Global Condemnation The leader of bordering Colombia, Gustavo Petro, wrote on a social platform that "At this moment they are attacking Caracas... bombing it with missiles." He requested an immediate emergency session of the UN Security Council. The Colombian government, which recently joined the Security Council, announced it would activate security protocols at its shared border with Venezuela. Background The reported attacks come after a prolonged pressure campaign by the US against the Venezuelan regime. Beginning in August, there has been a substantial US military deployment off the country's Caribbean coast and a number of strikes on vessels accused of narco-trafficking. The government has announced "the implementation of external threat" and directed all national defense protocols to be activated. It has also urged its political forces to take to the streets and "reject this external act." US authorities and the Pentagon have not publicly addressed inquiries for comment regarding the allegations.