CNN)Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro says his government had blocked what he called a U.S.-backed coup plot that included plans to attack the presidential palace with a military jet.

"It is the government of the United States that is behind the plans of destabilization and coups against Venezuela. I have come here to denounce it. ... We have dismantled a coup attempt against democracy, against the stability of our homeland," Maduro said in a televised address Thursday. "It was an attempt to use a group of officials from the air force to provoke a violent act, an attack."

He didn't name which members of the military were allegedly involved, but claimed that the U.S. government and right-wing opposition groups in Venezuela were behind the plan.

A State Department spokeswoman declined to comment Thursday night on the Venezuelan President's accusations.

Venezuelan authorities detained those involved in the plot on Wednesday and Thursday, Maduro said.

Maduro said the plot centered around a plan to commandeer a Super Tucano jet and attack Venezuela's presidential palace this week, or a public demonstration that the Venezuelan President was attending.

Other buildings were also on the target list, he said, including the teleSUR network's headquarters and Venezuela's Defense Ministry.

U.S. officials, he said, provided visas to those involved in the plot and paid them in dollars.

It's not the first time the Venezuelan leader has lobbed serious accusations against the United States.

Shortly after former President Hugo Chavez's death, he suggested that the United States might have poisoned the socialist leader to cause the cancer that killed him.

He also expelled a group of U.S. diplomats from the country last year and accused the Pentagon and CIA of conspiring against him.

The State Department has repeatedly refuted the Venezuelan President's accusations. Last year, it said Maduro's claim that U.S. officials had conspired against the Venezuelan government was "baseless and false."

On the day of his election in 2013, Maduro vowed to use an "iron fist" against any coup attempts against his government.

On Thursday, Maduro said the latest coup plot was tied to a coup attempt last year that involved several Venezuelan air force generals.

The accusations come as opposition protesters mark the one-year anniversary of a wave of anti-government demonstrations that rocked Venezuela last year and led to the arrest of opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez.

CNN's Michael Roa and Diane Ruggiero contributed to this report.

http://edition.cnn.com/2015/02/12/americas/venezuela-coup-attempt-foiled/

Reason why America can never allow Buhari presidency.
My fear is that we may hear of Buhari's death before the new election date.

I am thinking Buhari should step down to avoid being assassinated and rely on Nigerians forcing change.

I believe that the best option would be a coup by a patriotic General or a popular revolution by the masses, I can not muster any optimism for elections conducted by this govt who would be supported by America to disenfranchise the Nigerian people.

I am very pessimistic especially that Nigerians are unaware that our govt is allowing the break up of Nigeria as we speak. The so called fight against Boko Haram is really France using its puppet regimes to clear and annex Nigerian territory.

Abeg make US please come help us remove our dictator who doesn't want to conduct elections too.

ogbeni Watin concern you with my shit ?
Us Watin concern you with my nation ?

GenBuhari:
Reason why America can never allow Buhari presidency.
My fear is that we may hear of Buhari's death before the new election date.

I am thinking Buhari should step down to avoid being assassinated and rely on Nigerians forcing change.

I believe that the best option would be a coup by a patriotic General or a popular revolution by the masses, I can not muster any optimism for elections conducted by this govt who would be supported by America to disenfranchise the Nigerian people.

I am very pessimistic especially that Nigerians are unaware that our govt is allowing the break up of Nigeria as we speak. The so called fight against Boko Haram is really France using its puppet regimes to clear and annex Nigerian territory.

Oga, wat r u saying
First of all, u want coup, it's too bad of u.this is democracy for heaven's sake.
Secondly, u don't sound like u know what's been going on.
U r saying d opposite, Truth b told, d US is strongly behind buhari, they r in charge of his campaigns n all d interviews, they r always behind opposition parties to distabilise peaceful countries with oil treasures, ordinarily, they hate us, but y r they so involved in our election n trying so hard to portray buhari as d saint on d media, n johna as d devil
Because johna no gree them use am as puppet.
N I pray they don assassinate johna o.
These guys r so hungry for world power, they wanna control everywhere, cause problems n act like they r d ones to rescue.
Tok bad. We don't need an American controlled govt, cos if they do, we r finished, they don't like us but our oil.
And how am I not sure they r d brain behind boko haram..
God will disgrace them.

You don't realise that America is making so much money out of our clueless dictatorship. They will not allow a competent govt in Nigeria.

peckhamboi:
Abeg make US please come help us remove our dictator who doesn't want to conduct elections too.

GenBuhari:
Reason why America can never allow Buhari presidency.
My fear is that we may hear of Buhari's death before the new election date.

I am thinking Buhari should step down to avoid being assassinated and rely on Nigerians forcing change.

I believe that the best option would be a coup by a patriotic General or a popular revolution by the masses, I can not muster any optimism for elections conducted by this govt who would be supported by America to disenfranchise the Nigerian people.

I am very pessimistic especially that Nigerians are unaware that our govt is allowing the break up of Nigeria as we speak. The so called fight against Boko Haram is really France using its puppet regimes to clear and annex Nigerian territory.

You need to seek help, before you harm yourself.

People like u can't handle truth any more.
It's very sad

atlwireles:


You need to seek help, before you harm yourself.