“Venezuelan
President Nicolas Maduro on Tuesday accused two U.S. intelligence
agents of promoting violence and looting supermarkets in southeastern
Venezuela, acts that left one person dead and more than 60 arrested.
In his weekly TV program, Maduro said he has proof that these two
officials 'prepared and directed' the attack in the town of San
Felix, Bolivar state, on July 31.”
“In the
last two weeks, the Venezuelan government has carried out military
operations in different parts of the country dismantling 'violent
paramilitary bands' that, according to Maduro, have been paid by
political groups in Washington. Washington on Tuesday denied Maduro's
accusations about the alleged 'vulture plan' against Caracas.
'They're false statements. We're not promoting any type of agitation
or destabilization to weaken the Venezuelan economy,' said Mark
Toner, a State Department spokesperson.”
“Venezuela
and the United States have had tense political relations since the
late socialist President Hugo Chavez took office in 1999. Both
nations have not exchanged ambassadors since 2010.”
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