Bogota, June 8 (UNI) Colombian senator Miguel Uribe Turbay, who is running for the presidency in 2026, was shot and seriously wounded at a campaign rally in Bogota on Saturday, 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 show 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.
