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Venezuela claim of US plot to oust Maduro ‘categorically false’: State Dept

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Allegations by Venezuela that the United States was involved in a plot to destabilize the government and carry out an attack on President Nicolas Maduro were “categorically false,” a State Department spokesperson said Saturday.

The spokesperson confirmed that a US military member had been detained and noted “unconfirmed reports of two additional US citizens detained in Venezuela,” after Caracas said three Americans were being held over the matter.

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