Kerry Kahn

Carrie Kahn, NPR News.

Flanked by her brother, the head of the National Assembly, and the interior minister, the interim president said the government has freed more than 400 prisoners in a process Rodriguez says began before the U.S.

seized Maduro.

This message is very clear, that this is a Venezuela opening up to a new political moment, allowing for diverse political and ideological perspectives.

But without elaborating, Rodriguez warned it must be done with respect or the law will be enforced.

Human rights advocates say the number of released political prisoners is much lower and the process too slow.

Carrie Khan, NPR News, Rio de Janeiro.

Reports started flooding social media with videos of multiple explosions throughout the city.

And I spoke right away with a reporter, Vanessa Silva, and she actually lives right in front of the military airport La Carlota in Caracas.

She says Caracas is in a valley.

And so she said you could hear explosions echoing throughout there.

And she says there were several fires on the runway, but they were put out quickly.

But she could hear airplanes continuing to circle around the Caracas skies for hours.

In a statement, Venezuela's government said it, quote, rejects, condemns, and denounces before the international community the extremely grave military aggression carried out by the current U.S.

government.

Multiple explosions were heard around 2 a.m.

local time throughout Caracas.

One journalist told NPR that two explosions hit the runway of the military airport La Carlota inside the capital.

The Pentagon referred all inquiries to the White House.

The Trump administration has been increasing pressure on the Venezuelan government of Nicolás Maduro, who the U.S.