U.S. seizes Nicolas Maduro’s private plane, flies it to Florida

Longtime tensions between the U.S. and Venezuela took a strange turn Monday when the U.S. seized a plane used by Venezuela’s leader, Nicolas Maduro, and flew it to Florida. The move comes as Maduro’s government is cracking down on opposition leaders after the recent disputed election.

• U.S. seizes Venezuelan president’s plane, says it was purchased illegally