CIVIL Society groups will assemble outside the US Embassy in Port of Spain on January 4 to protest the US attack on Venezuela and the arrest of that country's president, Nicolas Maduro, by US forces.

In a statement issued by Movement for Social Justice (MSJ) political leader David Abdulah, the group said, "We unreservedly condemn the actions by the US."

They added, "The bombing of a country by another where there is no war is an illegal action and contravenes every aspect of international law and the UN Charter. This was a gross violation of the sovereignty of a nation."