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Guacho: Colombian guerrilla leader killed by security forces
Source: BBC
Guacho: Colombian guerrilla leader killed by security forces
22 December 2018
A Colombian guerrilla leader has been found and killed, the country's president says.
Walter Arízala, known better under his alias Guacho, was wanted for the murder of two Ecuadorean journalists and their driver earlier this year.
On Friday, Colombian President Ivan Duque said he was killed in an operation near the Ecuadorean border.
In a statement Mr Duque described him as "one of the most horrendous criminals the country has known".
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The 29-year-old was a former member of Colombia's Farc rebel group. He is one of thousands who have refused orders to lay down arms after the guerrilla group signed a peace deal with the Colombian government in 2016.
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22 December 2018
A Colombian guerrilla leader has been found and killed, the country's president says.
Walter Arízala, known better under his alias Guacho, was wanted for the murder of two Ecuadorean journalists and their driver earlier this year.
On Friday, Colombian President Ivan Duque said he was killed in an operation near the Ecuadorean border.
In a statement Mr Duque described him as "one of the most horrendous criminals the country has known".
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The 29-year-old was a former member of Colombia's Farc rebel group. He is one of thousands who have refused orders to lay down arms after the guerrilla group signed a peace deal with the Colombian government in 2016.
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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-46657846