Warrant Out for Slaying Suspect
Authorities have ordered the arrest of the brother of one of Colombia’s top Marxist rebel leaders for his alleged role in the recent kidnapping and slaying of three Americans, judicial officials said. Spokesmen for Prosecutor General Alfonso Mendez said the warrant for the arrest of German Briceno was issued on suspicion that he personally ordered the killings that drew an international outcry. Briceno is the brother of Jorge Briceno, the No. 2 leader and chief military strategist of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC.
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