Venezuela’s night sky was engulfed in flames Saturday as the US launched large-scale strikes on the country’s capital city and captured defiant dictator Nicolás Maduro.
Video shows plumes of smoke soaring over Caracas as explosions blast off the ground.
Gunfire can also be heard in the clip, which was captured around 2 a.m. local time.
At least seven blasts in the Venezuelan capital sent people flooding the streets in panic, with the attack lasting nearly 30 minutes.
Photos show a fire tearing through Fuerte (Fort) Tiuna, Venezuela’s largest military complex located in Caracas, after an explosion.
It was not immediately clear if there were any casualties.
Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were captured by a US Army Delta Force team in what President Trump described as a “brilliant” attack.
The pair were extradited to the US, where they have since been indicted on a litany of charges, including Narco-Terrorism Conspiracy and Conspiracy to Possess Machine guns and Destructive Devices against the US.
“They will soon face the full wrath of American justice on American soil in American courts,” Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a post on X.
“On behalf of the entire U.S. DOJ, I would like to thank President Trump for having the courage to demand accountability on behalf of the American People, and a huge thank you to our brave military who conducted the incredible and highly successful mission to capture these two alleged international narco traffickers.”
The Venezuelan government denounced the alleged attack as an aggression from the US and a violation of the United Nations charter, claiming Trump was seeking possession of the Latin country’s oil and mineral supply.
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