Four Americans have been arrested in Venezuela for alleged plot against Nicolás Maduro

Four Americans have been arrested in Venezuela for alleged plot against Nicolás Maduro

“Another American citizen was captured”Cabello said in an appearance before Parliament. “We had been following him, it was Captured here in Caracas taking photos of electrical installations, oil installations, military units“.

Tensions have been rising since United States, the European Union and several Latin American countries accuse the current president of fraud, and with the subsequent arrest of the six people who would be linked to a plot to “destabilize the country.”

“Rest assured that This gentleman is part of the plan against Venezuelaof the plan against our country,” said Cabello, who also added that “another batch of weapons was captured” which are added to some 400 rifles that were shown as seized on Saturday.

And he added: “The plan: to assassinate President Nicolás Maduro, (Vice President) Delcy Rodríguez, and myself.”

The government also linked them to the intelligence agencies of their countries, something that the United States and Spain denied. Madrid has also demanded information on the whereabouts of the detainees, whose charges or place of detention are unknown.

“They are asking where their people are, who What evil are we doing to their people? We respect human rights and they are protected by the Venezuelan authorities in a safe place.“, Cabello said.

They targeted the opposition

Cabello linked the alleged plans to “attack” Venezuela to the intelligence centers of Spain, the United States, and opposition leader María Corina Machado and other leaders.

“French mercenaries have been contacted, They have contacted mercenaries from Eastern Europe and they are in an operation to try to attack our country,” Cabello added, demanding explanations from Madrid and Washington. According to him, all the detainees “are confessing.”

The minister also reported the seizure of “more than 400 rifles” that were “for terrorist acts” promoted by “political sectors.” “We even know that the United States government is linked to this operation,” he said.

Source: Ambito

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