🔗 Share this article Detonations and Low-Flying Jets Heard in Venezuelan Capital City Caracas Witness testimonies surfaced of numerous detonations and the noise of low-flying jets in Caracas in the early hours of Saturday. This event has led to claims from Venezuela's government and calls for international scrutiny. Venezuela Condemns Washington of Military Action Venezuela's authoritarian administration has accused the Washington of what it calls "imperial aggression," alleging that former President Donald Trump supposedly ordered attacks against the South American state. In an official statement, the authorities stated that attacks had impacted Caracas and three other regions: Miranda, La Guaira state, and Aragua state. "Our primary goal of this attack is to take control of Venezuela's key assets, in particular its oil and resources," Venezuela said. Caracas urged the global community to condemn the operations, which it termed a "blatant breach of global law" that placed numerous of lives in danger. Accounts of Blasts and Military Bases Targeted Residents reported feeling roughly seven explosions around the middle of the night in the morning. People in various areas allegedly ran into the streets. "The earth trembled. It was frightening. We heard blasts and jets in the distance," stated one witness. Smoke was seen rising from major army bases in Caracas: the La Carlota air base and the Fuerte Tiuna base compound, where president Maduro is thought to reside. International Response The president of neighboring Colombia, stated on a social platform that "Right now they are attacking Caracas... bombing it with projectiles." He called for an swift emergency meeting of the Security Council. Colombia, which just joined the Security Council, stated it would activate operational measures at its border with Venezuela. Context The reported strikes follow a prolonged campaign of pressure by the Trump administration against the Venezuelan regime. Beginning in last summer, authorities reported a significant naval presence off Venezuela's northern coast and a series of air strikes on ships suspected of illegal activities. Venezuela's government has stated "the implementation of external threat" and ordered all national defense protocols to be activated. It has also called on its citizens to protest and "reject this imperialist aggression." American officials and the Pentagon did not publicly responded to requests for clarification regarding the allegations.