He Department of State of USA confirmed this Saturday to EFE the detention of Americans accused of terrorism in Venezuela and denied that there was a plot against the president of the South American country, Nicolás Ripe.
“Can confirm the detention from a member of the Army United States and we are aware of unconfirmed reports from two other US citizens detained in Venezuela“a spokesperson for the Department of State.
USAHe further said that it is “categorically false“any claim of participation of USA in a plot to overthrow Ripe.
“USA continue supporting a solution democratic to the political crisis in Venezuela“concluded the spokesperson.
From his side the Minister of the Interior of Venezuela, Diosdado Hairannounced today the detention of two citizens spanishthree Americans and a Czech involved in an alleged operation that aimed to carry out “terrorist” acts, including assassinating the president Ripe.
According to the minister, in the operation more than 400 arms “transported from USA“, and some of those captured sought to carry out Venezuela “a group of mercenaries” with the purpose of assassinating Ripeas well as the Executive Vice President, Delcy Rodríguez, and other leaders of Chavismo.
The minister assured that the two citizens spanish “have links” with the Spanish National Intelligence Center (CNI).
In one appearance just for media Venezuelan publics, Hair explained that the spanish They were captured in Puerto Ayacucho, capital of the Amazonas state (southern, bordering Colombia and Brazil).
According to the minister, in the phones of the detained The authorities found information about his contacts with a regional “leader” of the Vente party Venezuela (VV), who is asked “how do they buy explosives” and “contact groups that would like to do some special work.”
Behind the “traffic“of the armshe indicated Hairthere is the former commissioner of the Police from Caracas Iván Simonovis, who – he assured – has “direct” links in Venezuela with leaders of the majority opposition, among whom he mentioned María Corina Machado, main supporter of former presidential candidate Edmundo González Urrutia, exiled since September 8 in Spain.
The minister demanded Government United Stateswhich – he reiterated – is “behind this operation”, clarify “the use of its territory to traffic arms“in order to “overthrow a Government democratic, elected by its people” in the presidential elections on July 28.
After those elections Ripe was proclaimed winner by National Electoral Council (CNE), a result rejected by the opposition and the majority of the international community.
