Overview
- Venezuela’s consul in Galicia read an official communiqué accusing the United States of launching a military assault on Caracas and the states of Miranda, Aragua and La Guaira, a claim not independently verified in these reports.
- The statement declared a nationwide state of “Conmoción Exterior,” activated the Comando para la Defensa Integral de la Nación, and urged an immediate shift to armed resistance through a popular–military–police mobilization.
- Caracas framed the alleged operation as an effort to seize Venezuela’s strategic resources, citing oil and minerals as primary targets.
- The consul said the situation was “controlled,” put consular staff on emergency alert, and refused to accept reports of Nicolás Maduro’s capture without official confirmation.
- In Vigo, two non-violent rallies took place: one supporting the U.S. operation and urging a transfer of power to Edmundo González, and another denouncing the intervention with the presence of BNG figures.