Maduro says Venezuela thwarted ‘false flag’ plot to bomb US embassy amid drug dispute

On Monday, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced that security forces successfully disrupted a purported “false flag” operation orchestrated by local terrorists. According to Maduro, the plot involved the planting of explosives at the U.S. embassy in Caracas, aimed at escalating tensions related to drug trafficking. He referenced unnamed sources who claimed that this scheme was designed to provoke a response from Washington.