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VENEZUELA EXPLOSIONS LIVE - Fighter Jets Scramble Over Caracas As Blasts Heard Across Capital - Times Now World
Multiple explosions and the sound of low-flying aircraft have rocked Caracas, Venezuela's capital, sparking fears of a military conflict with the United States amid escalating tensions between President Donald Trump and President Nicolás Maduro. The early morning blasts forced residents onto the streets as Venezuela's government remained silent on the developing situation.
This incident follows a massive U.S. military deployment to the Caribbean Sea targeting alleged drug trafficking operations, a move Maduro has described as a pressure campaign by Washington to force regime change and seize the nation's vast oil reserves. The international community is closely watching the Pentagon and the White House for any official response as the crisis in the South American country deepens. - 01/03/2026.