BOGOTA—Colombian police have confiscated 67 kg (148 pounds) of explosives from former FARC terrorists who planned to carry out an attack in the capital Bogota, the government said on Thursday. Defense Minister Diego Molano said the attack was planned by leaders of dissident former members of the demobilized Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) who reject a 2016 peace deal with the government. “Intelligence detected the plan to bring the explosive pentolite to Bogota to commit a terrorist attack in the city,” Molano said during an address shared over social media. Hernan Dario Velasquez, also known as El Paisa, ordered the attack, he said. El Paisa is a member of the so-called Segunda Marquetalia group of former FARC, which is led by Ivan Marquez and whose leaders are hiding in Venezuela, according to security sources. The terrorists were also planning to commit acts of vandalism and attacks against Colombia’s military …
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