(CNN) -- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Sunday
ordered three U.S. diplomatic officials expelled from the country, accusing
them of conspiring against his government. (Facebook)
The announcement comes after the U.S. State
Department expressed concerns about the state of affairs in Venezuela. Three
anti-government protesters died in clashes last week in Caracas, and
authorities have issued an arrest warrant for an opposition leader on charges
including conspiracy and murder in connection with the violence.
"We are deeply concerned by rising tensions, by
the violence surrounding this February 12 protest and by the issuing of a
warrant for the arrest of the opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez," State
Department spokeswoman Marie Harf said Saturday. "We join the secretary
general of (the Organization of American States) in condemning the violence and
calling on authorities to investigate and bring to justice those responsible
for the death of peaceful protesters."
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