Venezuela's Bolivarian regime denounced a high-level "false flag" operation allegedly orchestrated by the CIA and coordinated from Trinidad and Tobago.
Foreign Minister Yván Gil stated that a "criminal cell financed by the CIA" linked to the covert operation was being dismantled within Venezuelan territory.
The operation was designed to create a pretext to launch a military strike against Caracas.
Author's summary: Venezuela claims to have foiled a CIA-backed plot.