Venezuela arrests 6 foreigners, including 3 Americans, allegedly involved in plot to kill president

U.S. officials person denied immoderate engagement successful a crippled to overthrow the president.

BOGOTA, Colombia -- Three United States citizens were detained connected suspicion of plotting to destabilize Venezuela, Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello said connected Saturday.

The Venezuelan authorities besides said the U.S. authorities has links to this operation, with Cabello saying the arrested were Central Intelligence Agency agents.

"We tin corroborate the detention of a U.S. subject subordinate and are alert of unconfirmed reports of 2 further U.S. citizens detained successful Venezuela," a State Department spokesperson told ABC News.

"Any claims of U.S. engagement successful a crippled to overthrow Maduro are categorically false. The United States continues to enactment a antiauthoritarian solution to the governmental situation successful Venezuela," the connection continued.

Two Spaniard citizens and a Czech nationalist were arrested arsenic well, according to the interior minister.