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Colombian conservative presidential candidate Miguel Uribe in critical condition after assassination attempt
2025-06-08
[PUBLISH.TWITTER]

Courtesy of Skidmark:
Right-wing Colombian presidential candidate shot at rally
Senator Miguel Uribe, 39, was attacked by armed subjects during political event in Bogota
[FoxNews] A Colombian senator and presidential candidate was shot on Saturday in Bogotá, the government and his campaign said.

Miguel Uribe, 39, was hosting a campaign event in a public park in the Fontibon neighborhood when "armed subjects shot him in the back."

His party described the attack as serious but didn't go into detail about his condition.
More from the Times of Israel:
Miguel Uribe, a candidate in next year’s Colombian presidential election, was shot three times, including twice in the head, during a campaign event in Bogota Saturday, paramedics say.

The 39-year-old right-wing opposition senator suffered two gunshot wounds to the head and one to the knee, according to the medical personnel who treated him.
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