A propos - Venezuela says foiled 'false flag' plot targeting US embassy

U.S. Downplays Alleged Plot Against Venezuelan Embassy After Regime Warns Of False Flag Operation

Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro and other senior officials claimed earlier this week that "extremist sectors of the local right" planned to place explosives near the U.S. Embassy. The U.S. government dismissed the claim

President Maduro: Venezuela Informed US of Terrorist Plot Against US Embassy in Caracas

Following the warning, issued this Sunday by the head of dialogue processes in Venezuela, Jorge Rodríguez, of a possible attack on the United States embassy, President Nicolás Maduro noted that Venezuela’s intelligence system has produced accurate and significant reports and that authorities are now searching for individuals involved in the plot, as they are still in Venezuela. The US Embassy in Caracas has been technically closed since early 20…

Venezuelan regime warns of alleged bomb plot targeting US Embassy

The Nicolás Maduro regime claims to have uncovered a plot by extremist members of the Venezuelan opposition to plant explosives at the U.S. Embassy in Caracas, in what officials describe as a planned “false flag” operation aimed at triggering a…

A propos - Venezuela says foiled 'false flag' plot targeting US embassy

President Nicolas Maduro said Monday that Venezuela foiled a false flag operation by what he called local terrorists to plant explosives at the US embassy in Caracas and exacerbate a dispute between the two countries over drug trafficking. FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks with Phil Gunson, Senior Consultant for the Andes region at the International Crisis Group.