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Maduro, who said the detained US citizens were “very high level,” did not provide further details or evidence of the arrests.
“Just today we’ve captured seven foreign mercenaries, including two important mercenaries from the US,” said Maduro, who is set to take office for a third term on Friday following last July’s contested election that the opposition says it won in a landslide.
Maduro said the group of detainees also includes two Colombians and three Ukrainians.
Last month, Venezuela’s government released dozens of prisoners including 10 Americans after months of negotiations between Caracas and Washington, while the US released a close ally of the president, Colombian businessman Alex Saab.
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