UNSC to hold emergency meeting on situation in Venezuela

(NBC, KYMA) - The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is set to hold an emergency meeting Monday on the situation in Venezuela.

It comes after the U.S. attacked the country and captured its Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.

According to Reuters, Colombia, backed by Russia and China, requested the meeting of the 15-member council.

The group has met twice, in October and December, over the escalating tensions between the United States and Venezuela.

The U.N. released a statement Saturday saying Secretary General Antonio Guterres was "deeply alarmed by the recent escalation in Venezuela," and said the U.S.' actions "constitute a dangerous precedent."

A spokesperson also said Secretary General Guterres is "deeply concerned that the rules of international law have not been respected."