US law enforcement arrested three people outside the Venezuelan Embassy on Thursday as activists who say are protecting the diplomatic facility from an opposition takeover tried to deliver food and other supplies to activists inside, an officer at the scene said.
The Embassy Protection Collective activists have been camped out inside the embassy for weeks, at the invitation of Venezuelan diplomats, anticipating that the country’s opposition movement headed by Juan Guaido will soon attempt to take over the property.
Witnesses at the embassy confirmed the account, saying two of the individuals were part of an activist group called the Embassy Protection Collective, which has for the last few weeks been guarding the property from an illegal takeover by the Venezuelan opposition.
The group also accused US law enforcement officials of collaborating with the “right-wing opposition mob” that is standing behind Guaido.