Venezuela says it expelling three U.S. diplomats for 'stirring violence'


  • World
  • Tuesday, 01 Oct 2013

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro talks during a Council of Ministers at Miraflores Palace in Caracas, in this handout photo provided by Miraflores Palace September 26, 2013. REUTERS/Miraflores Palace/Handout

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Monday he was expelling three U.S. diplomats he accused of meeting with opposition leaders and seeking to destabilize the OPEC nation.

"I've told the foreign minister ... to proceed with their immediate expulsion from the country. They have 48 hours to leave the country," Maduro said during a televised broadcast.

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