Venezuela denounced an attack with incendiary devices against its consulate in Lisbon, Portugal, which took place on Saturday night. The coutry's Foreign Minister, Yván Gil, blamed “fascist” groups for the incident and thanked the Portuguese authorities for their quick response.

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.

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

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, 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.

The president of the party of the Portuguese far-right, Chega, André Ventura, made a sharp speech on Portugal’s position towards Chapo’s investiture. He said that Portugal and the European Union should take the same line towards Mozambique as they did towards Venezuela: they should not recognise the election results and should boycott the investiture.

Law enforcement authorities in Lisbon, Portugal, are investigating a weekend attack with a small incendiary device that caused some minor damage on the façade of Venezuela’s consulate in that city.

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

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

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