Spanish-language U.S. television network Univision said on Monday a news team led by its anchor Jorge Ramos was detained at the presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela, while interviewing President Nicolas Maduro.
Univision President Daniel Cornonell later tweeted in Spanish that Ramos and the crew had been released and were on their way to their hotel, but their recording equipment was not returned.
"They were interviewing @NicolasMaduro but he didn't like the questions. Their technical equipment was also confiscated," the network tweeted.
The U.S. Department of State had called on Maduro to release the journalists.
"We insist on their immediate release; the world is watching," tweeted Kimberly Breier, assistant secretary of state for western hemisphere affairs.
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