The announcement comes as tensions between the US and Venezuela reach new heights after the US military bombed a string of boats in the Caribbean over the past five weeks on claims they were transporting drugs bound for the US.
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Top negotiator Jorge Rodríguez said early Monday that right-wing extremists had planned to plant explosives at the diplomatic mission in the Venezuelan capital.
The announcement comes as tensions between the US and Venezuela reach new heights after the US military bombed a string of boats in the Caribbean over the past five weeks on claims they were transporting drugs bound for the US.
The first Trump administration pulled diplomats from the embassy in 2019 after withdrawing recognition of the government of Nicolas Maduro, leaving only a local maintenance team. The US diplomatic staff was relocated to Bogota.Rodríguez said he had notified a European embassy to share the information with US officials.
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