Video shows Venezuela’s night sky engulfed in flames after US strikes, capture of dictator Nicolás Maduro

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Venezuela’s night sky was engulfed in flames Saturday as the US launched large-scale strikes on the country’s capital city and captured defiant dictator Nicolás Maduro.

Video shows plumes of smoke soaring over Caracas as explosions blast off the ground.

Gunfire can also be heard in the clip, which was captured around 2 a.m. local time.

The Higuerote airbase in Venezuela being bombed, with missiles falling and large fires erupting on the ground.
Venezuela’s night sky was engulfed in flames Saturday as the US launched large-scale strikes on Caracas.Validated User Content
Smoke rising from explosions in Caracas, Venezuela.
The attack of at least seven blasts lasted nearly 30 minutes.

 

At least seven blasts in the Venezuelan capital sent people flooding the streets in panic, with the attack lasting nearly 30 minutes.

Photos show a fire tearing through Fuerte (Fort) Tiuna, Venezuela’s largest military complex located in Caracas, after an explosion.

It was not immediately clear if there were any casualties

Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were captured by a US Army Delta Force team in what President Trump described as a “brilliant” attack.

The pair were extradited to the US, where they have since been indicted on a litany of charges, including Narco-Terrorism Conspiracy and Conspiracy to Possess Machine guns and Destructive Devices against the US.