The United States is carrying out strikes inside Venezuela, a U.S. official told Reuters early on Saturday. The official, who was speaking on the condition of anonymity, did not provide details. Loud explosions and aircraft-like sounds were reported early on Saturday in Venezuela’s capital, Caracas, leaving areas near a major military base without power.
Airplanes, loud noises and at least one column of smoke were being heard and seen in the Venezuelan capital Caracas in the early hours of Saturday morning, according to Reuters witnesses, and the southern area of the city, near a major military base, was without electricity. The explosions come as US President Donald Trump, who has deployed a navy task force to the Caribbean, raised the possibility of ground strikes against Venezuela