Colombia’s ELN guerrilla group has ordered civilians in areas under its control to stay home for three days starting on Sunday, while it carries out military exercises in response to “intervention” threats from Donald Trump .

Trump said earlier this month any country that produces cocaine and sells it to the United States was “subject to attack”.

The ELN, the oldest surviving guerrilla group in the Americas , controls key drug-producing regions of Colombia and vowed on Friday to fight for the country’s “defense” in the face of Trump’s “threats of imperialist intervention”.

It urged civilians in areas it controls to stay indoors for 72 hours starting 6am on Sunday.

“It is necessary for civilians not to mix with fighters to avoid accidents,” the group said in a statement.

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