An explosive device went off late Saturday at Venezuela's consulate in Lisbon. Nobody was injured because at the time of the attack which local media said consisted of a Molotov cocktail, the offices were closed.

Venezuela's consulate in Lisbon was targeted with an explosive device on Saturday night, but there were no injuries, the police said. View on euronews

Venezuela's Foreign Minister, Yvan Gil, accused opposition groups of vandalizing Venezuelan diplomatic facilities in five countries. Despite lacking concrete evidence, the accusation follows President Nicolas Maduro's controversial third-term election.

Portugal's government on Sunday condemned an overnight firebomb attack on Venezuela's consulate in Lisbon, amid tensions over Nicolas Maduro's contested swearing in for another term as Venezuela's leader.

Venezuela's foreign minister on Monday accused opponents of President Nicolás Maduro as being linked to damages at the country's diplomatic facilities in five nations. Foreign Minister Yvan Gil in a statement said the vandalism was coordinated by grassroots groups known as "comanditos" — meaning small commandos — but he did not offer any evidence to back up the accusation,

Venezuela's Foreign Minister Yvan Gil claims opposition groups coordinated attacks on diplomatic facilities in five countries, seeking investigations.

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Venezuela's foreign Minister accused President Nicolás Maduro's rivals of being responsible for damage to the nation's diplomatic posts in five other countries. In a statement, Foreign Minister Yvan Gil claimed that grassroots organizations known as "comanditos,

Venezuelan diplomatic offices in five European and Latin American countries were targeted following Maduro’s inauguration.

Nicolas Maduro was sworn in for his third term as president on Friday, January 10, in Caracas, Venezuela.This follows a disputed July election in which both Maduro and the opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez claimed victory.

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Friday will face more international rebuke than at any time in his 12 years in power.

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was sworn in for his third six-year term on Friday, prompting the U.S. and its allies to announce sanctions on senior figures in his administration, while