{"id":63215,"date":"2026-01-03T01:41:23","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T06:41:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/?p=63215"},"modified":"2026-01-03T03:55:48","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T08:55:48","slug":"multiple-explosions-reported-in-venezuelas-capital-of-caracas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/multiple-explosions-reported-in-venezuelas-capital-of-caracas\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. carries out strikes in Venezuela &#8211; reports"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em><strong>Editor\u2019s note: This article reflects initial reporting. Live updates and the latest confirmed information are available through ongoing coverage on <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BNONews\">@BNONews<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BNODesk\">@BNODesk<\/a> on X.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Several explosions were reported across Caracas, Venezuela, early Saturday, though the cause has not been confirmed. Reports also indicated that aircraft were heard over the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The explosions were reported at around 2 a.m. local time on Saturday, or about 1 a.m. Eastern Time, with multiple blasts observed in several parts of the capital. Authorities have not confirmed where the explosions occurred, and no official details have been released.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Videos and photos shared on social media appeared to show smoke rising from multiple locations across Caracas following the reported blasts. One image appeared to show several sites that may have been affected. The authenticity and context of the footage could not be independently verified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The reports come amid heightened tensions between the administration of U.S. President Trump and the government of Venezuelan President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro. The United States has not confirmed whether any military operation is underway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\"><p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddfb\ud83c\uddea| URGENTE: Se informa la presencia de aviones de combate sobre Caracas, Venezuela. Posible ataque militar estadounidense en marcha.\ud83d\udd25 \u00a1Lleg\u00f3 el FIN de Maduro! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gC7mixgRzq\">pic.twitter.com\/gC7mixgRzq<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Eduardo Menoni (@eduardomenoni) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/eduardomenoni\/status\/2007339336103276758?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 3, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Editor\u2019s note: This article reflects initial reporting. Live updates and the latest confirmed information are available through ongoing coverage on @BNONews and @BNODesk on X. Several explosions were reported across Caracas, Venezuela, early Saturday, though the cause has not been confirmed. Reports also indicated that aircraft were heard over the city. The explosions were reported [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":63216,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,3],"tags":[15,2153,3776,151,377],"class_list":["post-63215","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-breakingnow","category-world","tag-featured","tag-u-s-airstrikes","tag-u-s-anti-cartel-operations","tag-united-states","tag-venezuela"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>U.S. carries out strikes in Venezuela - reports - BNO News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/multiple-explosions-reported-in-venezuelas-capital-of-caracas\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"U.S. carries out strikes in Venezuela - reports - BNO News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Editor\u2019s note: This article reflects initial reporting. 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