The U.S. has rejected allegations by Venezuela that the CIA plotted to assassinate President Maduro and other top officials. The Venezuelan Interior Minister claimed three U.S. citizens, two Spaniards, and one Czech were detained as part of a CIA-led destabilization effort. The U.S. denied the claims, calling them “categorically false.” Spain denied its nationals involvement, while the Czech Republic has yet to respond.
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00:02The U.S. has rejected allegations by Venezuela that the CIA plotted to assassinate President
00:07Maduro and other top officials.
00:10The Venezuelan interior minister claimed three U.S. citizens, two Spaniards, and one Czech
00:14were detained as part of a CIA-led destabilization effort.
00:18The U.S. denied these claims, calling them categorically false.
00:22Spain denied its nationals' involvement, while the Czech Republic has yet to respond.
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