Colombian President Gustavo Petro said he was prepared to “take up arms” after threats from US President Donald Trump, deepening tensions following Washington’s military operation to seize Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro.

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Petro, Colombia’s first-ever leftist president and a former guerrilla who laid down arms decades ago, said he would be willing to “take up arms again” if the United States follows through on what he described as threats against Colombia’s sovereignty.

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A brother of former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe was sentenced Tuesday to 28 years in prison for his alleged role in an illegal paramilitary group linked to hundreds of killings during the peak of Colombia’s civil war.

Former Colombian Ambassador to the U.S. Juan Carlos Pinzon discusses President Trump's statement about the US running Venezuela and highlights the potential for a peaceful transition on ‘Fox Report.’

The comments came less than 48 hours after the American military conducted a brazen raid inside Caracas to arrest Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro.