Missile

Missile event in Miranda, Caracas - Baruta area, Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of on Sat 3rd January 2026

3rd January 2026

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On 3 January 2026, in Caracas - Baruta (Miranda), the United States military carried out airstrikes against the El Volcan military and civilian telecommunications antennas as part of the coordinated strikes that day across several locations in Venezuela, which concluded with the arrest and extraction of President Nicolas Maduro and his wife (coded separately). A Colombian woman who was living in a shack under the antennas was killed and her daughter was injured. A missile landed 7 meters away from a residential house, destroying part of the garden and the house. 1 fatality.

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Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of (VEN)

Miranda ( Caracas - Baruta area )

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