Venezuela arrests 3 Americans for alleged plot to kill president

Sep 16

Lauren Taylor Anchor

By Lauren Taylor (Anchor), Jodie Hawkins (Producer ), Jake Maslo (Editor)

Three Americans, two Spaniards and a Czech citizen were detained in Venezuela on accusations of plotting to assassinate the country’s leader Nicolás Maduro. Authorities also seized 400 U.S. rifles that were linked to the alleged plot to destabilize the country.

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Venezuela’s Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello identified one of the Americans as Navy Seal Wilbert Castañeda Gomez and accused him of being the leader of the operation. Cabello also named David Estrella and Aaron Barrett Logan as the other Americans detained.

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The Venezuelan government believes that the U.S. government is linked to the operation. A State Department spokesperson said, “any claims of U.S. involvement in a plot to overthrow Maduro are categorically false. The United States continues to support a democratic solution to the political crisis in Venezuela.”

The country is still dealing with the fallout from the presidential election in July, when Maduro won a third term even though there was evidence showing he lost by a landslide to Edmundo González.

Maduro has shown no signs of stepping down, despite alleged proof of the stolen election.

Tags: Edmundo Gonzalez, Election, Nicolas Maduro, Venezuela

Lauren Taylor

THREE AMERICANS ARE DETAINED IN VENEZUELA IN CONNECTION WITH AN ALLEGED PLOT TO ASSASSINATE THE COUNTRY’S PRESIDENT … NICOLAS MADURO.

VENEZUELA’S INTERIOR MINISTER DIOSDADO CABELLO IDENTIFIED ONE OF THE AMERICANS AS NAVY SEAL WILBERT CASTANEDA … AND ACCUSED HIM OF BEING THE LEADER OF THE OPERATION.

CABELLO ALSO NAMED DAVID ESTRELLA AND AARON BARRETT LOGAN … AS THE OTHER AMERICANS DETAINED.

TWO SPANISH AND ONE CZECH CITIZEN ARE DETAINED AS WELL.

AUTHORITIES ALSO SAY THEY SEIZED *400* U-S RIFLES LINKED TO THE REPORTED PLOT.

THE VENEZUELAN GOVERNMENT BELIEVES THE U-S GOVERNMENT HAS LINKS TO THE OPERATION.

BUT THE U-S STATE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED, SAYING – “ANY CLAIMS OF U-S INVOLVEMENT IN A PLOT TO OVERTHROW MADURO ARE CATEGORICALLY FALSE. THE UNITED STATES CONTINUES TO SUPPORT A DEMOCRATIC SOLUTION TO THE POLITICAL CRISIS IN VENEZUELA.

THE COUNTRY IS STILL DEALING WITH THE FALLOUT FROM THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IN JULY, WHEN MADURO WON A THIRD TERM DESPITE EVIDENCE SHOWING HE LOST BY A LANDSLIDE TO EDMUNDO GONZALEZ.

MADURO HAS SHOWN NO SIGNS OF STEPPING DOWN … DESPITE PROOF OF THE STOLEN ELECTION.

FOR SAN I’M LAUREN TALYOR.

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