BOGOTA, (Reuters) – An Ecuadorean judge ordered the  arrest of a former Colombian official involved in a 2008  bombing raid carried out in Ecuador, but Bogota refused to  recognize his jurisdiction, intensifying cross-border  diplomatic tensions.

In March of last year, then-Colombian Defense Minister Juan  Manuel Santos ordered the bombardment of a rebel camp set up on  Ecuador’s side of the border. Among those killed in the raid  was Raul Reyes, a top commander of the Revolutionary Armed  Forces of Colombia, or FARC.

Ecuador’s leftist government broke off diplomatic relations  over the bombing mission, saying that Colombia violated its  sovereignty. An Ecuadorean judge from the Amazon region where  the raid took place ordered the arrest of Santos on Monday.

Colombia shot back with a statement saying that the judge  had no right to order the arrest of Santos or anyone else  involved in the bombardment.