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Explosions heard, low-flying aircraft seen over Venezuela's capital -- US claiming to have captured Venezuelan President (www.abc.net.au)

submitted 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) by Tau@aussie.zone to c/worldnews@aussie.zone

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At least seven explosions, low-flying aircraft, and one column of smoke have been seen in Venezuela's capital, Caracas, according to eye-witness reports.

The southern area of the capital, near a major military base, was also without electricity.

Venezuela's government did not immediately reply to AP's request for comment.

The cause and and precise locations of the disturbances were not immediately clear.

Update: US President Donald Trump says the US has captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

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[–] Tau@aussie.zone 11 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Hopefully this ends up just being another relatively minor step in the progression of this conflict, but (probable) air raids on another nations capital does sound like something that could escalate quickly.

[–] MisterFrog@aussie.zone 16 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Let's be real, they're doing a coup to hand over oil rights to US companies.

It's the only reason they're there