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Colombian Senator Miguel Uribe, who is one of the candidates for the next year’s presidential elections, was shot during a political rally in Bogota.
Colombian Senator Miguel Uribe was shot during a political rally. (AFP/File)
Colombian Senator Miguel Uribe Turbay, who was in the running to join next year’s presidential race, was shot during a political rally in Bogota, according to police. Shocking videos emerged online showing Uribe addressing the crowd when he was hit by a bullet.
Bogota Mayor Carlos Galan said Uribe was rushed to hospital and was receiving emergency care, and the “entire hospital network” of the Colombian capital was on alert in case he needed to be transferred, reported CNN.
The Bogota Mayor also confirmed that the suspected attacker had been arrested. Images circulating on social media showed Uribe Turbay covered in blood, apparently with a head wound, being held by several people.
So far, no official report has been released on the senator’s condition. “I don’t know how to ease your pain. It is the pain of a mother lost, and of a wounded homeland,” said Colombian President Gustavo Petro, expressing his solidarity with the senator’s family.
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The 39-year-old senator is a member of the opposition conservative Democratic Centre party, founded by former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe. The two men are not related.
The party issued a statement condemning the attack, saying Uribe was hosting a campaign event in a public park in the Fontibon neighbourhood of Bogota when “armed subjects shot him in the back.”
“We energetically reject this attack that not only endangers the life of a political leader, but also is an attack on democracy and freedom in Colombia,” said the Democratic Centre party.
Notably, Uribe’s mother, the journalist Diana Turbay, was killed in 1991 during a rescue operation after she was kidnapped by notorious narco-terrorist Pablo Escobar’s cartel.
(with inputs from agencies)
Aveek Banerjee is a Senior Sub Editor at News18. Based in Noida with a Master’s in Global Studies, Aveek has more than three years of experience in digital media and news curation, specialising in international…Read More
Aveek Banerjee is a Senior Sub Editor at News18. Based in Noida with a Master’s in Global Studies, Aveek has more than three years of experience in digital media and news curation, specialising in international… Read More
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