03.01.2026 14:33
An explosion occurred in Caracas at 2:00 AM, smoke rose, and power was cut near a military base. Trump announced that Maduro and his wife had been captured and taken out of the country. Muharrem Hayta, a Turkish citizen in Venezuela, stated that the people do not support Maduro and will not take to the streets.
An explosion occurred in Caracas, the capital of Venezuela, around 2:00 AM local time. As smoke rose over the city, a power outage was reported near a large military base in the southern part of the city.
TRUMP: WE HAVE MADURO AND HIS WIFE
U.S. President Trump announced that a large-scale, successful operation had been carried out in Venezuela, stating that Maduro and his wife had been captured. Trump reported that Maduro and his wife had been removed from Venezuela.
While the whole world closely follows the developments in the region, as Haberler.com, we reached out to a Turkish citizen named Muharrem Hayta living in Venezuela to get information about the current situation in the area.
Here’s what Hayta shared with Haberler.com readers;
"We woke up to a huge explosion around 2 AM here. We realized that fighter jets were passing at a close distance and that the sound of the bomb turned into a large explosion as we jumped out of bed. When I immediately went outside, not many people were aware of it at that hour.
THEY CROSSED WITH LOW FLIGHT
As far as we understand, American forces entered from a place called Higarote, which is about a 40-minute distance from here. The mountains here stretch parallel to the coast... From there, they likely crossed into the Caracas Valley with low flight and bombed the military airport located just 5 minutes away from Caracas.
"THERE WILL BE NO ONE IN THE STREETS"
The question we are being asked is; will the militias take to the streets? The militias here, or let’s say, the opposition soldiers, said that they would take their positions as soon as any bomb exploded, and they would neutralize the soldiers around Maduro. It is said that the militias affiliated with the Ministry of Interior here will also be neutralized if the news is true, and they will not take to the streets...
"THE PEOPLE DO NOT SUPPORT MADURO"
I can also say this, the people in Venezuela definitely do not support Maduro. We took great risks to prepare videos, risking our lives. We were trying to make people aware of the oppression here. But let’s be clear, Maduro is definitely not a leader who has support here. You will see people taking to the streets and protesting starting tomorrow."