Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro
August 3, 2018
UPDATE – Venezuelan president says arrests made in attack
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro says authorities have captured some of those responsible for what he is calling an assassination attempt.
In an impassioned address to the nation, Maduro said some of the “material authors” of an attack with drones are now in custody.
He said far-right wing factions within Venezuela working in collaboration with conspirators in Bogota and Miami were responsible.
He did not provide the names of those detained or describe the charges they are facing.
Maduro added that some of those who financed the attack are in Miami and that he hoped President Donald Trump is “willing to fight the terrorist groups.”
He promised a full investigation to hold all those responsible, “No matter who falls.”
