At least seven explosions and low-flying aircraft were heard around 2 a.m. local time Saturday in Venezuela’s capital, Caracas. It was not immediately clear what was behind the explosions. Venezuela’s government, the Pentagon and White House did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
People in various neighborhoods rushed to the streets. Some could be seen in the distance from various areas of Caracas.
The Venezuelan government has also kept quiet about the cause of the explosions, having also not responded to requests for comment.
Power in a large section of the capital is also reportedly knocked off, with one outage coming near one of the country’s major military bases.
Carmen Hidalgo, a 21-year-old office worker, was in Caracas heading back from a birthday party and was left shaken by the round of explosions.
Speaking to AP her voice trembled as she added: “The whole ground shook. This is horrible. We heard explosions and planes in the distance., We felt like the air was hitting us.”
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