"Venezuela has said it rejects military aggression by the United States, the government of President Nicolas Maduro said in a statement early Saturday. People to the streets! the statement said. The Bolivarian Government calls on all social and political forces in the country to activate mobilization plans and repudiate this imperialist attack. The statement added that President Nicolas Maduro had ordered all national defence plans to be implemented and declared a state of external disturbance."
"The attacks took place in Caracas and Miranda, Aragua and La Guaira states, the government says in a statement carried by Reuters. Share Tom Phillips My colleague and the Guardian's Latin America correspondent Tom Phillips has more on the situation in Caracas: 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 had come 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. Soon after CBS News reported that Trump had had ordered the attacks - including on military facilities."
Venezuela rejected what it called military aggression by the United States and called people to the streets, urging mobilization of social and political forces. President Nicolás Maduro ordered all national defence plans implemented and declared a state of external disturbance. Explosions and low-flying aircraft were reported in Caracas and the states of Miranda, Aragua and La Guaira. Colombia's president Gustavo Petro wrote that Caracas was being bombed with missiles and called for an emergency UN Security Council session. CBS News reported that Donald Trump ordered strikes including military facilities. Eyewitnesses heard at least seven explosions, saw smoke over La Carlota airfield and Fuerte Tiuna base, and residents rushed into the streets.
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