Tit for Tat: U.S.retaliates and expels three Venezuelan diplomats

Posted on October 2, 2013 • Filed under: Politics, United States, Venezuela

Three Venezuelan diplomats are being expelled from the US after Caracas expelled three American officials, the US State Department says. The diplomats, who include charge d’affaires Calixto Ortega Rios, have been given 48 hours to leave. On Tuesday, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro accused the US diplomats of plotting to sabotage the economy.He said he had evidence they took part in a power-grid sabotage in September and had bribed firms to cut production. Read Article

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