Venezuela accuses US of attacking civilian installations

Saturday, January 03, 2026

At least seven explosions and low-flying aircraft were heard around 2 a.m. local time Saturday in the capital, Caracas. Venezuela's government accused the United States of attacking civilian and military installations in multiple states.

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... Pentagon referred requests for comment to the White House, which didn't immediately return an email seeking comment. Meanwhile, the Federal Aviation Authority has banned U.S. commercial flights in Venezuela airspace over "ongoing military activity" ahead of explosions in Caracas.

Smoke could be seen rising from the hangar of a military base in Caracas. Another military installation in the capital was without power.

People in various neighborhoods rushed to the streets. Some could be seen in the distance from various areas of Caracas.

"The whole ground shook. This is horrible. We heard explosions and planes," said Carmen Hidalgo, a 21-year-old office worker, her voice trembling. She was walking briskly with two relatives, returning from a birthday party. "We felt like the air was hitting us." ...

#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-01-03 03:15 AM

@#4 ... This is just a giant heist. Nothing more. ...

Trump says the US will be 'very strongly involved' in Venezuelan oil
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...The U.S. will be "very strongly involved" in Venezuela's oil industry, President Trump said Saturday after the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicols Maduro.

Asked about the future of the country's oil industry on Fox News's "Fox & Friends", Trump said, "Well, I see that we're going to be very strongly involved in it."

"We have the greatest oil companies in the world, the biggest, the greatest, and we're going to be very much involved in it," he added.

He did not elaborate on what exactly this involvement would entail in the Fox Interview.

Asked later during a press conference about the interests of China, Russia and Iran in Venezuela, Trump said the U.S. would be selling oil to those nations. ...