Colombian authorities capture alleged ELN sniper accused of plotting attack on President De la Espriella
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- Colombia’s National Police arrested alias Firu in the department of Norte de Santander.
- Authorities accused him of planning an attack against President De la Espriella and of killing three police officers.
Colombian authorities captured alias Firu, whom the National Police identified as an ELN sniper accused of planning an attack against President De la Espriella.
The arrest took place in Norte de Santander. Police accused him of attempted magnicide and of murdering three police officers.
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Originally published by El Nacional in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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