Venezuela rejects “military aggression” by the United States, the government of President Nicolas Maduro said in a statement early Saturday.

Attacks took place in the capital of Caracas and the states of Miranda, Aragua and La Guaira, the statement said, prompting Maduro to declare a national emergency and call on social and political forces to “activate mobilization plans.”

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(Reporting by Reuters, Writing by Daina Beth Solomon, Editing by Julia Cobb)