A occurrence astatine Fuerte Tiuna, Venezuela's largest subject complex, aft a bid of explosions successful Caracas connected January 3, 2026. Loud explosions, accompanied by sounds resembling craft flyovers, were heard successful Caracas astir 2:00 americium (0600 GMT) connected Jan. 3.
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Multiple explosions rocked Venezuela's superior Caracas aboriginal connected Saturday and columns of achromatic fume and craft could beryllium seen, according to Reuters witnesses and images circulating connected societal media.
A powerfulness outage affected the confederate country of the city, adjacent a large subject base, witnesses said.
It was not instantly wide what caused the disturbances, which began astir 2 a.m. (0600 GMT), oregon precisely wherever they were occurring. Reuters could not instantly verify the societal media videos.
U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly promised onshore operations successful Venezuela. He has not publically elaborate his aims but has privately pressured President Nicolas Maduro to fly the nation, Reuters has reported. Trump said connected Monday it would beryllium "smart" for Maduro to permission power.
The Pentagon referred questions to the White House, which declined to comment.
Maduro has accused the Trump medication of seeking a alteration successful authorities to summation entree to Venezuela's immense lipid reserves.
Trump past period announced a blockade of each sanctioned vessels going successful oregon retired of Venezuelan waters arsenic portion of a strategy to unit Maduro.
"At this infinitesimal they are bombing Caracas" Colombian President Gustavo Petro posted connected X. "Alert everyone — they person attacked Venezuela. They are bombing with missiles. The (Organization of American States) and the UN indispensable conscionable immediately."
Petro, who did not supply further accusation oregon bespeak the root of his assertions, has repeatedly expressed absorption to the U.S. unit campaign.
The U.S. has made a large subject buildup successful the region, including an craft carrier, warships and precocious combatant jets stationed successful the Caribbean.
In summation to the blackade announcement, Trimp has expanded sanctions and staged much than 2 twelve strikes connected vessels the U.S. alleges were progressive successful trafficking drugs successful the Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea.
Last week, Trump said the United States had "hit" an country successful Venezuela wherever boats are loaded with drugs, marking the archetypal known clip Washington has carried retired onshore operations successful Venezuela since the unit run began.
He did not accidental whether those strikes were carried retired by the CIA oregon not. Other media outlets person reported that the spy bureau was down them.
Trump has accused the South American state of flooding the U.S. with drugs, and his medication has for months been bombing boats originating successful South America that it alleges were carrying drugs. Many nations person condemned the attacks arsenic extrajudicial killings and Maduro's authorities has ever denied immoderate engagement with cause trafficking.
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