CARACAS, VENEZUELA. (THECOUNT) — Fox News is reporting Monday evening that Univision anchor Jorge Ramos and members of his team have been detained in Caracas, Venezuela after disputed President Nicolas Maduro “didn’t like the questions” they were asking during an interview, the network tweeted Monday night.
Ramos and other crew members from Univision were “arbitrarily detained at the Miraflores Palace,” officials wrote online. It was not immediately clear how many others were detained with Ramos.
Univision News via Twitter:
@UnivisionNews Attention: A @Univision team, headed by @jorgeramosnews, is being arbitrarily detained at the Miraflores Palace in Caracas. They were interviewing @NicolasMaduro but he didn’t like the questions. Their technical equipment was also confiscated.
Daniel Coronell via Twitter:
@DCoronell Atención: Un grupo periodístico de @Univision, encabezado por @jorgeramosnews, está arbitrariamente retenido en el Palacio de Miraflores en Caracas porque a @NicolasMaduro no le gustaron sus preguntas. También están confiscados los equipos técnicos.
The State Department confirmed on Twitter that Ramos and his team “are being held against their will at Miraflores Palace by Nicolas Maduro.”
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