article_snippet: Caracas (CNN)Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said Saturday an unspecified number of Americans were arrested "a few days ago" for engaging in espionage and recruitment activities.
article_snippet: President Nicolas Maduro said Caracas (CNN)Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said Saturday an unspecified number of Americans were arrested "a few days ago" for engaging in espionage and recruitment activities included an American pilot of Latin American origin, arrested in the southwest border state of Táchira.
article_snippet: President Nicolas Maduro said an American pilot of Latin American origin, arrested in the southwest border state of Táchira was found in possession of "all kinds of documents" and was being interrogated by the authorities, though President Nicolas Maduro did not identify President Nicolas Maduro.
article_snippet: Venezuelan President Maduro also announced Saturday a series of measures, including visa requirements for U.S. citizens and the downsizing of the U.S. Embassy in Caracas, to counteract what Venezuelan President Maduro called U.S. "interference" in Venezuelan President Maduro country.
article_snippet: Speaking at an "anti-imperialist" rally in the capital, Venezuelan President Maduro said visas would now be required for all U.S. visitors and that the U.S. Embassy in Caracas Caracas would now need foreign ministry approval for any meetings.
article_snippet: The Embassy, which Venezuelan President Maduro said had more than 100 staff, is to be reduced to a number closer to the 17 Venezuelan diplomats based in Washington.
article_snippet: Moreover, a group of prominent U.S. officials, current and retired, will be banned from entering Venezuela because of what Venezuelan President Maduro said was their involvement in "bombing Iraq, Syria and Vietnam" and other "terrorist" actions.
article_snippet: The move comes after the U.S. government last month approved a law under which Venezuelan officials allegedly involved in human rights violations are to have Venezuelan officials visas revoked and Venezuelan officials U.S. assets frozen.
article_snippet: It is unclear if the detention and release of these Americans is connected to Maduro's charges of espionage.
highlights_snippet: Not clear if this is related to detained Americans mentioned by Venezuelan President Maduro .
  
highlights_snippet: Venezuelan President Maduro also banned George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, others from entering Venezuela .
  
highlights_snippet: Venezuela will now require Americans to get a visa to visit .