Many buildings were seen on fire, and a column of smoke was visible after multiple explosions were heard in Venezuela's capital, Caracas, on Saturday.
Videos on social media showed buildings on fire across the city. Loud explosions, accompanied by sounds resembling aircraft flyovers, were heard around 2:00 am (local time).
Some reports also claimed that a massive explosion was heard near Higuerote Airport in Miranda in northern Venezuela.
The cause and precise locations of the explosions were not immediately clear.
Gustavo Petro, the president of Venezuela's neighbour, Colombia, said that Venezuela has been "attacked".
"Right now they are bombing Caracas. Alert to the whole world, they have attacked Venezuela. They are bombing with missiles," Petro posted on X without naming anyone.
He also called on the United Nations to meet "immediately".
US President Donald Trump's administration reportedly said that it is "aware of reports" of explosions and aircraft over Caracas.
Why Trump Has Targeted Venezuela
Donald Trump, who has deployed a navy task force to the Caribbean, has for weeks threatened ground strikes on drug cartels in the region.
On Monday, he said the United States had hit and destroyed a docking area for alleged Venezuela drug-running boats -- in what was seen as the first land strike of the military campaign to counter narcotics trafficking from Latin America.
US forces have also carried out numerous strikes on boats in both the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean since September, targeting what Washington says are drug smugglers.
Trump has accused Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro of heading a drug cartel and said he is cracking down on trafficking.
Maduro has denied any involvement in the narcotics trade, saying Washington is seeking to overthrow him because Venezuela has the largest known reserves of oil on Earth.
