Venezuela said Monday it had detected a plan by "extremists" to place explosives in the US embassy in Caracas at a time of spiraling tension between the two countries.
Caracas has warned the United States of what it described as a "false flag operation" by right-wing extremists, Jorge Rodriguez, president of the National Assembly, said in a statement.
The Venezuelan government often accuses the opposition of plots. Caracas and Washington severed diplomatic ties in 2019, and the US embassy has been deserted, bar a few local employees.
"We have reinforced security measures at this diplomatic mission," added Rodriguez.
The United States has made Venezuela the focal point of its fight against drug trafficking, while Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro says Washington's true goal is regime change.
President Donald Trump's administration has sent warships and planes to the Caribbean region and has bombed several small boats off the coast of Venezuela, killing at least 21 people.
Washington claims the strikes are stopping drugs from reaching the United States.
The United States did not recognize Maduro's 2024 re-election, rejected by the Venezuelan opposition and much of the world as a stolen vote.
AFP
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