US expelling 3 Venezuelan diplomats

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States has expelled three Venezuelan diplomats in response to similar action against three U.S. consular officials in Caracas.

Venezuelan envoys First Secretary Ignacio Luis Cajal Avalos, First Secretary Victor Manuel Pisani Azpurua and Second Secretary Marcos Jose Garcia Figueredo, were given 48 hours to leave the U.S., State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said Tuesday.

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