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The brazen attack, captured on video, recalled the political violence of past decades. The senator arrived at a hospital in critical condition.
The conservative Colombian Sen. Miguel Uribe Turbay has been shot and seriously injured at a campaign rally in the capital, Bogota.
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Al Jazeera on MSNColombia presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe Turbay shot: What to knowColombian presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe is “fighting for his life” after being shot during a campaign rally in the capital, Bogota. The assault took place on Saturday in a park as the country gears up for next year’s presidential election.
Fiscalía imputa en Colombia a un menor por el atentado contra el precandidato Miguel Uribe; el joven rechaza los cargos.
A 15-year-old boy accused of shooting Colombian presidential candidate Miguel Uribe pleaded not guilty. Uribe is in critical condition after being shot at a Bogotá rally. Authorities suspect the teen may be a hired hitman.
The Santa Fe Foundation hospital where Colombian Senator Miguel Uribe was treated after he was shot on Saturday, said in a Sunday statement he had procedures on his head and his left thigh but remained in intensive care as doctors seek to stabilize his condition.