Venezuela’s president says 3 US diplomats expelled, claiming they conspired with opposition

CARACAS, Venezuela – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro says his government is expelling three U.S. diplomats who he says were conspiring with his political opponents.

Maduro made the announcement Monday during a live TV appearance and said they would have 48 hours to leave the country.

The U.S. Embassy says it has not yet been officially informed of the expulsions.

The last time Venezuela expelled U.S. diplomats was on March 5, when it ejected two military attaches on similar allegations. That move came several hours before Maduro announced that longtime President Hugo Chavez had died of cancer.

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