A source close to the government cited by AFP assures that the situation is under control, however, on Monday evening local time, unidentified drones flew over the Miraflores Palace in central Caracas, and security forces launched operations.
Meanwhile, according to UHN Plus television, which posted short recordings of the evening's incidents soldiers appeared in the streets near the Miraflores Palace near the headquarters of the President of Venezuela. In short films broadcast by the station, numerous series of machine gun shots can be heard.
So far, the Venezuelan authorities have not explained the circumstances of the incident. According to some Caracas residents commenting on the incident on social networks, the shooting was the result of the appearance of drones in the vicinity of the Miraflores Palace.
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What happened near the presidential palace in Venezuela?
Is the situation under control according to government sources?
Who was sworn in as acting president of Venezuela?
Was the United States involved in the incident?
— The first thing that came to my mind was to check if there were any planes flying over us, but there were none, a person living near the presidential palace told the agency.
Meanwhile, two anonymous White House officials told NBC News that the United States was not involved in the incident. — The administration is closely monitoring reports of shootings in Venezuela. The United States is not involved — the station quotes them as saying.
As the French press agency notes, reports of the incident appeared several hours after Delcy Rodriguez was sworn in as acting president of the country.
Political changes in Venezuela
On the night from Friday to Saturday, the US military struck targets in Caracas and other cities in Venezuela. During the operation, leader Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores were captured and deported from the country. On Monday, both were charged with participating in a narco-terrorist conspiracy, importing cocaine into the United States and two counts of possessing prohibited weapons.
Also on Monday, the current vice president, Delcy Rodriguez, was formally sworn in as the country's acting president in the Venezuelan parliament.
