Three U.S. B-52 bomber aircraft flew for hours near the coast of Venezuela on Wednesday, ABC News reported on Thursday.

ABC, citing flight tracking data, reported that the three B-52 bombers took off from Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana and flew for hours near the coast of Venezuela. A U.S. official confirmed to ABC on Thursday that a special operations aviation unit conducted training exercises in international waters near Venezuela this month.

An unnamed U.S. Global Strike Command spokesperson confirmed to CBS that the bombers flew near Venezuela. CBS, citing tracking data from the flight site Flightradar24, detailed that the planes circled in the Caribbean sea about 150 miles north of Venezuela.

The bombers flew near Venezuela amid rising tensions between the United

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