4.9. 19:02•Updated 4.9. 21:42
Venezuela has detained a US Marine, news channel CNN and the news agencies report. The information is based on US official sources.
According to CNN, the marine was arrested last Friday. He was in Venezuela on a private trip without the Navy’s permission, Reuters reports.
The White House has confirmed the media information.
Relations between Venezuela and the United States have been strained since Venezuela’s leader Nicolas Maduro declared himself the winner of the presidential election in July. According to the US, Maduro falsified the election result.
Earlier this week, the United States seized Maduro’s plane in the Dominican Republic.
Sources: Reuters, AFP, AP
Updated information about the confirmation of the White House on September 4. at 21:42.