Venezuela says it has seized 400 US rifles and arrested foreigners, Americans among them, over plot to destabilize country

Venezuela says it has seized 400 US rifles and arrested foreigners – Americans among them – who it claims are linked to an alleged plot to “destabilize” the country.

The Venezuelan interior minister Diosdado Cabello made the claim in a press conference on Saturday. The minister said that in addition to the Americans, two Spanish and one Czech citizen were arrested.

This is a developing story and will be updated.