Venezuela arrests foreigners allegedly involved in a plot to kill President Maduro

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro speaks to supporters during a pro-government rally in Caracas (AP Photo/Cristian Hernandez )

Three Americans, two Spaniards and a Czech citizen were arrested on Saturday after Venezuelan officials accused them of coming to the South American country to assassinate President Nicolas Maduro.

The arrests were announced on state television by Diosdado Cabello, the nation’s powerful interior minister.