A total of 364 people were detained during the protests in Venezuela, Alfredo Romero, Executive Director of the NGO Penal Forum tweeted on Friday.

"A total of 364 people were detained during protests from January 21 to 23," TASS reported quoting the tweet.

On January 23, opposition leader Juan Guaido declared himself acting president of Venezuela. Maduro blasted these actions as a coup d’etat organized by US and announced that it was severing diplomatic relations with the US.

On Thursday, he also announced his decision to close the Venezuelan embassy and all consulates in the US.