The US State Department has rejected claims of CIA involvement in an alleged plot to kill Venezuela’s leader Nicolás Maduro. Venezuelan authorities had arrested six foreigners, including a US Navy SEAL, for an alleged plot to destabilize the country. The State Department called the allegations “categorically false” and reiterated its support for a democratic solution to the political crisis in Venezuela.
Venezuela's Interior minister Diosdado Cabello claimed that the alleged plot was led by the CIA and aimed at assassinating Maduro. The arrested foreigners included Americans, Spaniards, and a Czech citizen. Venezuelan authorities also seized 400 US rifles linked to the alleged plot.
