Venezuela accuses US after explosions and low-flying aircraft reported in Caracas – live

Venezuela accuses US after explosions and low-flying aircraft reported in Caracas – live - Multiple loud explosions were reported in Caracas at about 2am on SaturdayVenezuela’s authoritarian government has accused the US of risking plunging Latin America into chaos with “an extremely serious” act of “imperial aggression” after Donald Trump reportedly ordered strikes against the South American country.Explosions, loud noises and low-flying aircraft were heard in the Venezuelan capital of Caracas in the early hours of Saturday amid reports that Trump had ordered the attack. In a statement, Venezuela’s government confirmed that Caracas had come under attack, as well as three other states: Miranda, La Guaira and Aragua. ...

Venezuela accuses US of attacking Caracas as explosions rock capital - Loud noises and low-flying aircraft heard in the Venezuelan capital and a southern part of the city was without power Explosions, loud noises and low-flying aircraft have been heard in the Venezuelan capital of Caracas, amid reports that Donald Trump had ordered strikes against the South American country.In the early hours of Saturday the president of neighbouring Colombia, Gustavo Petro, claimed on social media that Venezuela was coming under attack. “Right now they are bombing Caracas … bombing it with missiles,” Petro wrote on X, calling for an immediate emergency session of the UN security council. ...