The events began shortly before 8:00 pm local time, when unidentified drones were detected flying over the presidential complex.
MIAMI.- Reports spread on social networks They warned on Monday night about detonations and bursts of gunfire in the vicinity of the Miraflores Palace, headquarters of the Venezuelan executive branch, located in the center of Caracas.
According to testimonies collected in the area, the events began shortly before 8:00 pm, local time, when unidentified drones were detected flying over the presidential complex. Minutes later, anti-aircraft defense systems opened fire on the devices, causing an intense sequence of shots that generated alarm among residents and people passing through the area.
Videos published by residents of the areas have shown uniformed officers running.
As of the writing of this note, there have been no official reports of injured people, nor have any details been offered about the origin, type or objective of the drones that would have motivated the armed response.
The incident occurs in a context of high political and military tension, just hours after Delcy Rodríguez was sworn in as the new leader of the Venezuelan regimeafter the capture of Nicolás Maduro. After assuming power, Rodríguez ordered the security forces to identify and arrest people who celebrated the events that occurred on January 3, the date on which US troops would have captured the Venezuelan dictator.
Rodríguez, 56, had held the vice presidency since 2018 and also served as Minister of Petroleum. has been described as a weighty figure within Chavismo and with close political coordination with his brother Jorge Rodríguez, re-elected this Monday as president of the National Assembly.
This Monday, Maduro pleaded not guilty before the Federal Court for the Southern District of New York, in Manhattan. During the hearing, he stated: “I am innocent. I am not guilty. I am a decent man, the president of my country.”
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