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Loud explosions, accompanied by sounds resembling aircraft flyovers, were heard in Caracas around 2:00 am (0600 GMT) Saturday, multiple news agencies reported. A column of smoke was also seen in the southern area of the city,
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Donald Trump ordered strikes on military sites in Venezuela, US officials have told the BBC's US news partner CBS, after several explosions rocked the capital, Caracas. Plumes of smoke were seen rising from the Venezuelan capital early on Saturday morning.
Trump administration officials are aware of reports of explosions and aircraft over Venezuela's capital Caracas early on Saturday morning, CBS reporter Jennifer Jacobs posted on X. The White House and Pentagon did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment.
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani slammed President Donald Trump's capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro as an "act of war" and vowed to protect New Yorkers.
President Donald Trump said the U.S. would run Venezuela. Delcy Rodríguez, Nicolás Maduro’s vice president, denounced his “illegal kidnapping” as “shameful.”