Mission over for New Tribes

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has ordered US New Tribes evangelical missions to leave the country after accusing them of "imperialist infiltration" and spying.

"I have given the order, the so-called New Tribes are going to leave Venezuela. This is real imperialist penetration, it makes me ashamed."

The announcement came just days after US evangelist Pat Robertson accused Chavez of paying Osama bin Laden after the September 11 attacks.