Colombian leader calls for urgent UN talks after 'attack' on Caracas
Colombian President Gustavo Petro demanded urgent UN and OAS meetings after claiming Caracas is under attack, citing visible explosions amid escalating tensions with the US.
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- Published Date: 11:54 | 03 January 2026
The president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, on Saturday called for an urgent meeting of the Organization of American States and the United Nations following what he described as attacks on the Venezuelan capital Caracas.
"Caracas is currently being bombed ... Venezuela has been attacked," he wrote on X.
"The OAS and the UN must meet immediately," he wrote.
Footage of explosions and columns of smoke could be seen in Venezuelan media and on social networks.
It initially remained unclear what caused the explosions.
The US has recently increased the military pressure on the Venezuelan government, including an attack on a port, accusing it of complicity in drug smuggling.
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