CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Wednesday security forces had foiled an opposition coup attempt that included plans to assassinate him and other top political figures and install a jailed former military officer as president.
A catastrophic economic collapse in the South American nation has fuelled malnutrition and disease, prompting an exodus of the population towards Mexico and the United States. The armed forces have continued to side with the ruling Socialist Party despite calls by opposition leader Juan Guaido to disavow Maduro.