Unless security police can confirm that there are no places where snipers can shoot at Samper, all public appearances by the president have been cancelled. Police authorities in Colombia suspect that the terrorist group is responsible for the June 10th bombing in Medellin that killed 26 people. The United States government has maintained pressure on President Samper to continue his promises to pursue the drug cartels. If Samper does not make good of his promises, the United States has said that it would indeed interpret that as an admission by Samper that his election campaign was funded by the drug cartels. In that case, the United States would then impose severe economic sanctions on Colombia.
Experts say that the Colombian president's position is tenuous at best.