US denies any Venezuela plot

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WASHINGTON: The US on Monday emphatically denied it was involved in any plot against Venezuelan opposition leader Henrique Capriles ahead of the April 14 presidential vote.

“Let me say it here extremely clearly the US categorically rejects allegations of any US government involvement in any plots to destabilise the Venezuelan government or to harm anyone in Venezuela,” State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said.

Maduro told the private Televen station at the weekend the US-planned plot aims to ‘blame the government’ for an attack and ‘create chaos in Venezuela.’

He accused the CIA and the Pentagon, as well as former US diplomats Roger Noriega and Otto Reich, who also served as US ambassador to Venezuela, of planning the scheme. — AFP