Venezuela's interior minister Diosdado Cabello announced the arrests on Thursday.
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 Thursday that the five - three Americans, a Bolivian and a Peruvian - had engaged in a plan to destabilise the country.
Mr. Cabello claims US intelligence agencies were involved in the plot, though he has provided no evidence for the allegation.
The CIA previously denied a claim it was involved in an alleged plot to assassinate President Nicolás Maduro.
The US State Department has condemned the latest arrests and says the safety and security of American citizens anywhere around the world is its first priority.
Last month, the Venezuelan Interior Minister announced the arrest of three Americans, two Spaniards and a Czech national who he accused of travelling to the country to assassinate President Maduro.
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