Venezuela said Monday it had foiled a "false flag operation" by suspected right-wing extremists to plant explosives at the US embassy in Caracas in the midst of a standoff between the two countries over drug trafficking.
Jorge Rodriguez, head of Venezuela's delegation for dialogue with its arch-foe, said Caracas had warned Washington of "a serious threat" from alleged extremists who "attempted to plant lethal explosives at the US embassy."
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