Riyadh, Shawwal 24, 1438, Jul 18, 2017, SPA -- The Ministry of the Interior has warned Saudi citizens against travel to the Republic of Venezuela due to the security situations there. Director General of Public Relations and Information Directorate at Ministry of Interior, Major General Dr. Mohammed bin Abdullah Al-Mara'oul said that the Ministry has received from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs a report on the arrest of several Saudi citizens by the authorities of Caracas International Airport in Venezuela due to the unstable internal situation in the country. The Saudi Embassy in Caracas pointed out that a number of popular demonstrations called for by the Venezuelan opposition, including riots, vandalism and violent confrontations between police and demonstrators, noting that a number of Saudi citizens have come to Venezuela despite the seriousness of the security situation, stressing that the majority are Saudi students abroad who come to visit their friends without any idea about the internal situation of Venezuela, which requires their care and caution. --SPA 14:10 LOCAL TIME 11:10 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w448440