Venezuela's President Says They Foiled Coup Directed 'from Washington'

http://bit.ly/1zfNXza Venezuela’s leader Nicolas Maduro has announced that the country has defeated an alleged US-sponsored coup which was reportedly plotted by five Air Force officers. “We have broken up and foiled a coup attempt against democracy and the stability of our country,” Maduro said, adding that the coup had been directed “from Washington.” The coup plan involved an attack on the presidential palace or another top target, Maduro said. READ MORE: Maduro accuses Joe Biden of ‘bloody coup’ in Venezuela “This was an attempt to use a group of military aviation officers to provoke a violent event,” and one of the detained plotters was “an [Air Force] general called Hernandez, alias el Oso [the bear].” READ MORE: US inciting civil war in Venezuela to get its oil – Bolivia’s Morales “On these dates, February 12 and 13, during the commemoration events, [the plot was to] fly a 'Tucano' airplane, arm the Tucano and attack the Miraflores [Presidential] Palace, or whichever location I would have been when participating in any one of these events. And then later attack other targets which they had outlined before," Maduro said, as quoted by AP. http://bit.ly/177mw18