Colombian Presidential Candidate In Critical Condition After Being Shot

2025-06-08 05:13:03

(MENAFN- Nam News Network) BOGOTA, Jun 8 (NNN-XINHUA) – Colombian senator, Miguel Uribe Turbay, who is running for the presidency in 2026, was shot and seriously wounded, at a campaign rally in Bogota yesterday, local authorities said.

Uribe Turbay was addressing a group of people, when armed assailants shot him from behind, said Democratic Centre, the senator's party.

Images circulating on social media shows Uribe Turbay covered in blood, apparently with a head wound, as several people held him. Local media said he is in serious condition in hospital.

Colombia's Defence Minister, Pedro Sanchez, has announced the arrest of a suspect in the shooting of the senator, adding that, an investigation is underway to determine whether others were involved.– NNN-XINHUA

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