A dissident former leader of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerrillas was shot dead in Venezuela by other rebels, Colombian media reported on Sunday.
Citing Colombian and Venezuelan intelligence sources, several newspapers said Hernan Dario Velasquez, nicknamed “El Paisa” (“The Peasant”), had been ambushed in the state of Apure, on the border with Colombia.
Neither the Colombian nor the Venezuelan government have confirmed the reports. The Colombian military also told the media it had no knowledge of the reported killing.
Feared during his years at the head of an elite armed team in the FARC, Velasquez moved away from the rebel