Caracas has accused Washington of trying to seize the country’s strategic resources and overthrow the government
Cuba and Colombia have voiced serious concern about an apparent U.S. attack on Venezuela following multiple explosions reported in the nation’s capital.
The remarks came Saturday morning after several blasts in Caracas, with reports of warplanes, helicopters, and possibly drones operating over the capital. Venezuela’s government said it was the victim of a “grave military aggression” by the U.S., accusing Washington of striking civilian and military sites in Caracas and the nearby states of Miranda, Aragua, and La Guaira.
U.S. President Donald Trump later confirmed that the U.S. had carried out the attack, stating that Washington had captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife and flown them out of the country.
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel said his nation “denounces and urgently calls on the international community to react against the U.S.’s criminal attack on Venezuela.” He added that “our zone of peace is being brutally assaulted. This is state terrorism against the brave Venezuelan people and against Our America.”
Colombian President Gustavo Petro struck a more cautious tone, saying his government was observing “with deep concern the reports of explosions and unusual aerial activity recorded in recent hours in… Venezuela, as well as the resulting escalation of tension in the region.”
“The Colombian Government rejects any unilateral military action that could worsen the situation or put the civilian population at risk,” he added.
Former Bolivian President Evo Morales said he “strongly and unequivocally repudiates the United States’ bombing of Venezuela.” “It is a brutal imperialist aggression that violates its sovereignty. We stand in full solidarity with the Venezuelan people in resistance. Venezuela is not alone,” the ex-president stated.
The events come amid heightened tensions between Washington and Caracas. U.S. President Donald Trump has accused Venezuela’s government of involvement in large-scale drug trafficking, while Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has rejected the allegations as a pretext for foreign aggression and toppling his government.