Venezuela jails two Americans over failed 'invasion'

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Two former US soldiers have been sentenced to 20 years in prison in Venezuela on charges including terrorism, after a failed bid to invade the Caribbean country last May, Attorney General Tarek William Saab said. Luke Alexander Denman, 34, and Airan Berry, 41, "admitted" to "conspiracy

Two former US soldiers have been sentenced to 20 years in prison in Venezuela on charges including terrorism, after a failed bid to invade the Caribbean country last May, Attorney General Tarek William Saab said.

They were sentenced during a court hearing, he said, and posted photographs of vehicles, weapons and identity documents. Maduro claimed it was a plot to assassinate him and install opposition leader Juan Guaido in his place, and Caracas has accused US President Donald Trump of being directly responsible for the raid, in which eight attackers were allegedly killed.

Maduro has also accused Guaido -- who in January 2019 declared himself acting president in a direct challenge to Maduro's authority -- of being Trump's accomplice in planning the invasion, a charge Guaido denies.Story continuesThe US army has confirmed that Denman and Berry are former members of the Green Berets who were deployed to Iraq.

 

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They are lucky to only get jail time.

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