Foreign journalists arrested in Venezuela: press union

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AFP Caracas (Venezuela)
Last Updated : Sep 15 2018 | 4:50 AM IST

Two British journalists and an Argentine were detained by the Venezuelan military Friday at the northwestern border with Colombia, the national press union (SNTP) said.

Argentine Laura Saravia along with Brits Barney Green and Dan Rivers were held "as they left the country," the SNTP said on Twitter.

It said their whereabouts are unknown but claimed they had been "in Venezuela for three days reporting on tourism."

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First Published: Sep 15 2018 | 4:50 AM IST

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