Venezuela arrests two Americans for failed 'invasion': Maduro

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Venezuela arrests two Americans for failed 'invasion': Maduro

Published May 5, 2020, 1:45 PM

By Agence France-Presse

Two Americans were arrested in Venezuela on Monday for a failed “invasion” that the government has blamed on opposition leader Juan Guaido, President Nicolas Maduro said.

President Nicolas Maduro, shown in a handout picture released by the Venezuelan Presidency speaking to members of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB), announced that two Americans were arrested for taking part in the failed "invasion." (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) — President Nicolas Maduro, shown in a handout picture released by the Venezuelan Presidency speaking to members of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB), announced that two Americans were arrested for taking part in the failed “invasion.” (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN)

The two were members of the US security forces, Maduro told the Armed Forces high command, identifying them as Luke Denman, 34, and Airan Berry, 41, and showing their passports and other documents on state television channel VTV.

Earlier Monday, Venezuela’s attorney general accused Guaido of working with a former US special forces soldier to contract mercenaries to lead an invasion that the Maduro regime claims to have thwarted.

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