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according to a local media report on september 4 cited by weibo @cctv国际时讯, at the request of the united states, a second aircraft related to venezuelan president maduro was detained in the dominican republic. the aircraft is under surveillance and is prohibited from leaving the country.

it is understood that the aircraft model is falcon 200 ex, which had previously flown to the dominican republic for maintenance.

this news has not yet been confirmed by the relevant parties.

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previous report: the united states seized maduro's plane

on september 2, local time, the united states seized a plane frequently used by venezuelan president maduro in the dominican republic, saying that the way it was obtained violated us sanctions and involved other criminal issues. according to two us officials, the united states flew the plane to fort lauderdale-hollywood airport in florida, the same day.

according to reports, the u.s. department of justice said on the same day that the dassault falcon-900ex aircraft was seized in the dominican republic and handed over to federal officials in florida for safekeeping. according to data from flight tracking websites, the aircraft landed at fort lauderdale executive airport around noon local time on the 2nd.

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the plane has been in the dominican republic for the past few months, according to a u.s. official. multiple u.s. federal agencies were involved in the seizure, including the bureau of industry and security, homeland security investigations and the justice department. the dominican republic has notified venezuela of the seizure, a u.s. official said.

the associated press reported that the united states has sanctioned 55 venezuelan-registered aircraft belonging to state-owned oil giant petroleos de venezuela sa (pdvsa), and has offered a $15 million reward for the arrest of maduro, who faces federal charges in new york.

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venezuela condemns: comparable to pirates

on september 2, local time, the venezuelan government issued a communiqué condemning the us government's previous illegal detention of venezuelan president maduro's private plane.

the communiqué said that the us's actions were criminal and an example of its illegal unilateral sanctions in the world. no country or government can ignore international law and take illegal actions. the venezuelan government reserves all rights to pursue its legal responsibilities.

the venezuelan government responded in a statement that the u.s. government's move was "a criminal act comparable to piracy."

source: china news service compiled from cctv international news, cctv news client, and previous reports by china news service