Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has been captured and flown out of Venezuela after the US carried out a large scale strike, US President Donald Trump announced.

Explosions have been reported in Caracas, the capital of Venezuela, on the morning of 3 January, with at least one plume of smoke visible. Source: Reuters; CNN; social media Details: The southern part of the city,

It was not immediately clear what caused the blasts. The United States has been building pressure on Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela’s authoritarian president, for months.

Explosions were heard and smoke could be seen rising in multiple locations across Caracas in the early Saturday. It was not immediately clear what caused the blasts.

ABC News correspondent Matt Rivers discusses the reactions in Venezuela to the capture of President Nicolas Maduro.