Loud explosions, accompanied by sounds resembling aircraft flyovers, were reported in Caracas around 2:00 am local time (0600 GMT) Saturday, an AFP journalist confirmed.
The exact location of the blasts remains unclear at the time of this report.
The incidents coincide with US President Donald Trump’s deployment of a navy task force to the Caribbean and his repeated warnings of potential ground strikes against Venezuela.
Earlier this week, Trump claimed that US forces destroyed a docking area used by alleged Venezuelan drug boats, though he did not specify whether the strike was a military or CIA operation or its exact location.
This latest activity could represent the first known land-based strike on Venezuelan soil under Trump’s administration.
President Nicolás Maduro has neither confirmed nor denied the strike but expressed willingness to cooperate with Washington after weeks of US pressure.
The Trump administration has accused Maduro of leading a drug cartel and has carried out multiple operations against suspected drug traffickers, including air and naval strikes in the Caribbean Sea and the eastern Pacific.
These actions have resulted in at least 107 deaths across 30 reported strikes, though the US has not publicly provided evidence linking the targeted vessels to drug trafficking.
Amid these tensions, Venezuela continues to face the threat of US sanctions, oil tanker seizures, and possible ground interventions, heightening regional uncertainty.
