CARACAS, Venezuela—Venezuelan socialist dictator Nicolás Maduro said authorities arrested two U.S. citizens among a group of “mercenaries” on May 4, a day after a beach raid purportedly aimed to capture the socialist leader that authorities say they foiled.
Maduro held up a pair of blue U.S. passports, reading off the names and birth dates on them in a nationwide broadcast on state television. He showed images of the fishing boats the alleged attackers rode in on and equipment like walkie-talkies and night-vision glasses collected in what Maduro called an “intense” couple of days. He blamed the attacks on the Trump administration and neighboring Colombia, both of which have denied involvement.
