🔗 Share this article Explosions and Low-Altitude Planes Witnessed in Venezuela's Capital City Caracas Accounts emerged of numerous blasts and the roar of low-altitude jets in Caracas in the pre-dawn hours of the weekend. This event has led to claims from Venezuela's government and demands for global scrutiny. Caracas Condemns Washington of Attack The incumbent government has accused the Washington of an act of "foreign aggression," alleging that former President Trump reportedly directed military strikes against the Latin American country. In an official declaration, the government asserted that strikes had targeted the capital and several other regions: Miranda state, La Guaira state, and Aragua. "Our primary goal of this aggression is to gain control of our nation's natural resources, especially its crude oil and resources," the government asserted. The government appealed to the global community to denounce the operations, which it termed a "flagrant violation of international law" that placed millions of civilians in danger. Accounts of Blasts and Defense Installations Targeted Locals described feeling at least seven detonations around the middle of the night in the morning. Residents in various areas allegedly ran into the streets. "Everything shook. It was horrible. We heard blasts and aircraft in the sky," said one local. Smoke was reported rising from key defense sites in the city: the La Carlota military airfield and the Fuerte Tiuna compound, where president Nicolás Maduro is thought to reside. Regional Reaction The president of bordering Colombia, stated on social media that "Right now they are bombing Venezuela... bombing it with missiles." He requested an swift emergency session of the Security Council. Colombia, which recently joined the UNSC, stated it would activate defense measures at its frontier with Venezuela. Context The alleged attacks come after a months-long pressure campaign by the United States against the Venezuelan government. Since August, there has been a substantial American military deployment off the country's Caribbean coast and a number of air strikes on vessels accused of drug trafficking. Venezuela's administration has stated "the implementation of external disturbance" and ordered all national defence protocols to be initiated. It has also called on its supporters to mobilize and "repudiate this external aggression." US authorities and the US Department of Defense did not promptly responded to requests for comment regarding the allegations.