# Colombian Police Capture ELN Sniper Plotting Assassination Against President

Colombian authorities arrested an ELN sniper accused of planning an attack against President Abelardo De la Espriella.

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Colombian police captured alias Firu, a sniper for the National Liberation Army (ELN), in the municipality of Ocaña in the Norte de Santander department on Thursday. [^1]

President Abelardo de la Espriella confirmed the capture on his X account, stating that alias Firu was a sniper who participated in planning an attack against his life. [^2]

President Abelardo de la Espriella stated that alias Firu was planning an armed action against him and was designated by the ELN's Eastern Front Command. [^3]

The suspect, also known as Firulais, was arrested during Operation Esparta coordinated by the National Police's Criminal Investigation Directorate and Interpol. [^4]

Alias Firu was a member of the Camilo Torres Restrepo Front of the ELN and was specialized as a sniper. [^5]

Alias Firu is accused of the murder of three police officers in the municipality of Río de Oro, Cesar, and participating in previous attacks with explosives against the Public Force. [^6]

## What this stands on

1. Colombian police captured alias Firu, a sniper for the National Liberation Army (ELN), in the municipality of Ocaña in the Norte de Santander department on Thursday. (El Día, News)
2. President Abelardo de la Espriella confirmed the capture on his X account, stating that alias Firu was a sniper who participated in planning an attack against his life. (El Universo, News)
3. President Abelardo de la Espriella stated that alias Firu was planning an armed action against him and was designated by the ELN's Eastern Front Command. (RPP, News)
4. The suspect, also known as Firulais, was arrested during Operation Esparta coordinated by the National Police's Criminal Investigation Directorate and Interpol. (El Día, News)
5. Alias Firu was a member of the Camilo Torres Restrepo Front of the ELN and was specialized as a sniper. (El Universo, News)
6. Alias Firu is accused of the murder of three police officers in the municipality of Río de Oro, Cesar, and participating in previous attacks with explosives against the Public Force. (RPP, News)

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