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Venezuela Arrests Two Americans, One Czech for Plotting Assassinations - Vice President

© AP Photo / Matias DelacroixDiosdado Cabello, leader of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), speaks to the press at the Supreme Court where he arrived for procedures related to the court's audit of presidential election results in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, Aug. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Matías Delacroix)
Diosdado Cabello, leader of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), speaks to the press at the Supreme Court where he arrived for procedures related to the court's audit of presidential election results in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, Aug. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Matías Delacroix) - Sputnik International, 1920, 16.09.2024
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On Saturday, Cabello said two Spanish citizens and one US citizen had been detained on related charges.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Two Americans and one Czech citizen were detained in Venezuela on suspicion of planning to transport a group of mercenaries from Europe to overthrow Venezuela's top political leadership, Venezuelan Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello said Sunday.

"We have another [US] citizen, one from the Czech Republic, and another US citizen," Cabello told the news outlet Telesur.

On Saturday Cabello said two Spanish citizens and one US citizen had been detained on suspicion of planning to assassinate the mayor of the city of Upata. The detainees have also been accused of planning in coordination with US and Spanish intelligence services to transport a group of mercenaries from France and Eastern Europe to Venezuela to assassinate top political figures.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, center, accompanied by lawmaker Diosdado Cabello, second left, first lady Cilia Flores march in a pro-government rally, in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Aug. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Cristian Hernandez ) - Sputnik International, 1920, 18.08.2024
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