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Venezuelan Foreign Minister Says He Was Detained at US Airport
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http://enews.voanews.com/t?r=279&ctl=14178A5:A6F02AD83191E160A35662F9DC968AEB9574F7DCC14957C0 Nicholas Maduro
says security personnel held him for more than an hour in a room at
JFK International Airport, before handing him to delegation led by
Venezuela's UN ambassador Venezuela's foreign minister says he was
detained at a New York City airport after trying to board a flight
home.

Nicholas Maduro said security personnel took him to a room Saturday at
John F. Kennedy International Airport and held him there for more than
an hour.

Maduro told CNN television he was then handed over to a delegation led
by Venezuela's U.N. ambassador.

Maduro called for an investigation of the incident.

On Venezuelan television, President Hugo Chavez said Maduro was
detained for allegedly taking part in a failed 1992 coup attempt in
Venezuela.

On Wednesday, Mr. Chavez, in a speech to the United Nations, called
President Bush "the devil." The Venezuelan leader has accused the U.S.
of plotting against him and his government, a charge denied by U.S.
officials. Some information for this report was provided by AFP, AP
and Reuters.


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