Colombian presidential hopeful shot in head (GRAPHIC VIDEO)
Colombian presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe Turbay was shot in the head during a campaign event and remains in critical condition Read Full Article at RT.com
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Miguel Uribe wounded in suspected assassination attempt at campaign event in Bogota
Colombian senator and presidential candidate Miguel Uribe Turbay was attacked and critically wounded during a campaign rally in Bogota on Saturday.
The 39-year-old lawmaker from the right-wing Democratic Center party was meeting supporters when he was shot in the head at around 5pm local time, according to a party statement. He was transported to a hospital in critical condition. One suspect was arrested at the scene.
“We condemn the serious attack against Senator and presidential pre-candidate Miguel Uribe Turbay,” the Democratic Center wrote in a post on X, denouncing the incident as politically motivated.
President Gustavo Petro condemned the shooting and ordered a full investigation to punish the “scum of humanity” behind the attack. “My sympathy to the Uribe family and the Turbay family. I do not know how to mitigate their pain,” he wrote on X.
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