Venezuela has detained five more foreigners, including three U.S. citizens, for their alleged connection to a plot to destabilize the South American country.

CARACAS/BOGOTA - Venezuela has detained three Americans and two others for alleged terrorist activities, Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello said on Thursday, marking an increase in the count of foreign prisoners in the South American country.

Venezuelan authorities have arrested five foreign nationals in connection with an alleged anti-government plot, the latest in a wave of arrests following July's contested presidential election. The country's interior minister Diosdado Cabello said on Thursday that the five - three Americans,

Venezuela's government has reportedly detained three more Americans for alleged terrorist activities. The incarcerations follow a trend of international detentions, despite previous prisoner releases after negotiations.

VENEZUELA detained five more foreigners in connection with what the government says is a plot to destabilise the country, the interior minister announced Thursday. Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello did not say when the five people were detained. He said a Peruvian and a Bolivian citizen had been taken into custody along with the three US citizens

Venezuela authorities have arrested five foreign nationals in connection with an alleged plot to destabilize the government. Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello announced the detentions on Thursday, accusing the individuals of engaging in a scheme orchestrated by foreign powers to undermine President Nicolás Maduro's government.

The Venezuelan government has detained three additional Americans citing alleged terrorist activities. This comes after the release of 10 American prisoners in December, following extensive negotiations between Caracas and Washington.