Earlier on Thursday, the government said it was postponing peace talks with the ELN rebels until they release an ex-lawmaker held hostage, just hours from the scheduled start of negotiations.
Kolumbijas prezidents Huans Manuels Santoss ceturtdien atlika miera sarunas ar ELN, uzstājot, ka partizāniem vispirms vajag atbrīvot bijušo kongresmeni Odinu Sančesu, kuru viņi tur par ķīlnieku.