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Venezuela airstrikes live: Updates as explosions heard in Caracas

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By OLIVIA CHRISTIE, NEWS REPORTER

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At least seven explosions and low-flying aircraft have been heard in Venezuela’s capital Caracas in the early hours of this morning.

It comes amid Donald Trump’s escalating threats against the country’s leader Nicolas Maduro – although the cause of the blasts is yet to be confirmed.  

The explosions are understood to have begun at 1.50am local time with one targeting Fort Tiona, where the Venezuelan ministry of defense is headquartered. 

The southern area of the city, which is near a major military base, has been without electricity. 

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Pictured: Pedestrians flee as blasts rock the city

People in various neighborhoods of Caracas rushed to the streets after aircraft and explosions were heard.

Pedestrians run after explosions and low-flying aircraft were heard in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Airplanes, loud noises and at least one column of smoke have been heard and seen in the Venezuelan capital Caracas in the early hours of Saturday morning.

‘The whole ground shook. This is horrible. We heard explosions and planes in the distance,’ 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.’

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