Venezuela Calls for Mobilization Against US Actions

Ongoing US strikes have prompted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to declare a ‘state of external disturbance.’ Social media videos show smoke rising from Caracas’s Fort Tiuna military base after low-flying aircraft were heard, causing panic. There are unconfirmed reports of attacks on Defence Minister Padrino Lopez’s residence and Simón Bolívar Airport, with Maduro accusing Trump of trying to seize Venezuela’s resources. US military action was reportedly approved days ago, but a strike in Nigeria took precedence.

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