3 w. ago Colombia: president says shot candidate had security detail cut on day of attack

Revelation from Gustavo Petro follows shooting of Miguel Uribe Turbay by alleged 15-year-old hitman in BogotáThe security detail for the Colombian presidential candidate who was shot at a campaign rally at the weekend was severely reduced on the day of the attack, the country’s president has said.Miguel Uribe Turbay, 39, was shot twice in the head at close range by an alleged 15-year-old hitman while campaigning in Bogotá on Saturday. He has reportedly shown little response to medical interventions and, according to his wife, needs “a miracle” to survive. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Shot Colombian presidential candidate needs ‘miracle’ to survive, wife says

Miguel Uribe Turbay from opposition party who was shot on Saturday is showing ‘little response’ after surgeryMiguel Uribe Turbay, the rightwing Colombian presidential candidate who was shot at a campaign rally, has reportedly shown little response to medical interventions and needs “a miracle” to survive, his wife said on Monday.The update on his condition comes as a judge confirmed the arrest of the 15-year-old suspect, after the prosecutor’s office submitted 129 videos, witness testimonies and the seizure of a pistol as evidence. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Shot Colombian presidential candidate survives emergency surgery

Miguel Uribe still fighting for his life, his wife says, after attack allegedly by 15-year-old who is in custodyMiguel Uribe, the rightwing Colombian presidential candidate who was shot at a campaign event in Bogotá on Saturday, has made it through emergency surgery but is still fighting for his life, according to his wife.Uribe, a 39-year-old senator for the opposition conservative Democratic Centre party and an outspoken critic of Colombia’s leftwing president, Gustavo Petro, was attacked as he hosted the event in a public park in the Fontibón neighbourhood of the Colombian capital.Reuters and AFP contributed to this report. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Colombian presidential hopeful shot in head is fighting for life, family says

The 39-year-old senator was attacked during a campaign event

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4 w. ago Shot Colombian presidential candidate has had successful surgery, mayor says

Miguel Uribe said to have entered ‘critical hours’ after attack allegedly by 15-year-old who is in custodyThe Colombian presidential candidate who was shot in Bogotá has successfully undergone a first operation after being flown to hospital in critical condition, the city’s mayor has said.Miguel Uribe, a 39-year-old senator who has been running for the presidency in 2026, “overcame the first surgical intervention”, the mayor of Bogotá, Carlos Fernando Galán, told media on Sunday. Uribe had entered “the critical hours” of recovery, he added.Reuters and AFP contributed to this report. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Colombian presidential candidate Miguel Uribe shot at campaign event

39-year-old opposition senator reportedly hospitalised in serious condition after being shot in the back, with one suspect arrestedThe Colombian presidential candidate Miguel Uribe has been shot in Bogotá, with reports he was taken to hospital in a serious condition.The 39-year-old senator, who is running for the presidency in 2026, is a member of the opposition conservative Democratic Centre party founded by the former president Alvaro Uribe. The two men are not related. Continue reading...

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