US Conducting Military Strikes Against Venezuela: US Media

The United States military was behind a series of strikes against the Venezuelan capital Caracas on Saturday, US media reported.

The White House and Pentagon have not commented on the explosions and reports of aircraft over the city. US media outlets CBS News and Fox News reported unnamed Trump administration officials confirming that US forces were involved.

Multiple explosions, accompanied by sounds resembling aircraft flyovers, were heard around Caracas.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Saturday declared a state of emergency over what his government called an “extremely serious military aggression” by the United States on the capital Caracas.

“Venezuela rejects, repudiates, and denounces before the international community the extremely serious military aggression perpetrated by the current government of the United States of America against Venezuelan territory and people,” Maduro’s government said. (AFP)