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‘Alfonso Cano’ betrayed by own bodyguards: Report

by Tim Hinchliffe November 7, 2011

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The killed leader of the FARC “Alfonso Cano” was betrayed by members of his own security ring, reported newspaper El Espectador Monday, based on high-level sources within the Colombian military.

According to the newspaper’s sources, the Defense Ministry is figuring how to pay the $2.62 million as some of the informants are still within the guerrilla group.

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos had said earlier that FARC collaborators helped carry out the operation that brought down Cano, “Operation Odysseus.”

According to El Espectador’s military sources, the accuracy of intelligence gathered from the informants provided vital details for a quick and effective strike, which included only 180 seconds of bombing with at least 15 aircraft, and 969 members from different branches of the armed forces.

Cano was injured during the battle, but he was not killed until several hours later when troops found him running.

The leadership of the FARC has yet to name a successor, and they have rejected government pleas to lay down their arms after being dealt their “biggest blow in history.”

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