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.
This isn’t about standing up for a dictator or not, this is about a few questions. Trump just suggested the following answers.
If a country doesn’t like the leader of another country and how they ruin it, can they intervene? YES.
Does a leader need any sort of approval before they intervene? NO.
What sort of intervention can they do? BOMBING AND KIDNAPPING ARE JUST FINE TO FORCE REGIME CHANGE.
This implications of this internally are big enough within the US, but internationally we are setting precedent for these same answers to be used against any country at any time. What would be different about Russia or China doing the same to any country they disprove of? What’s to stop them from using it as a flimsy excuse for imperialism?