Venezuela expels three US consular officials
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has ordered the expulsion of three US consular officials accusing the United States of supporting Venezuelan opposition to destabilize the country. Maduro ordered the expulsions on Sunday, as tensions rise over the anti-government demonstrations being held across the country. The American consular officials were not identified; however, Maduro said they had met with university students involved in the protests. “It’s a group of US functionaries who are in the universities. We’ve been watching them having meetings in the private universities for two months. They work in visas,” said the Venezuelan president. Maduro said he would not tolerate threats to Venezuela’s sovereignty.