Colombian senator Miguel Uribe

Colombian senator Miguel Uribe undergoes surgery after shooting: mayor



BOGOTA: The Colombian presidential Miguel Uribe candidate who was shot in Bogota successfully underwent a first surgery after being flown to hospital in critical condition, the city's mayor said on Sunday.

Right-wing Senator Uribe was attacked during a public event on Saturday, allegedly by a 15-year-old gunman who is now in custody.


A video circulating on social media shows 39-year-old Miguel Uribe giving a speech in front of several people when gunshots suddenly ring out.

Local media reported that a 15-year-old boy had been arrested and was suspected of pulling the trigger. Attorney General Luz Adriana Camargo told Caracol Radio that Uribe was in "intensive care."

Local media reported that at least one bullet struck the senator in the neck or head.

"This act of violence is an attack not only against his person, but also against democracy, freedom of thought, and the legitimate exercise of politics in Colombia," the presidency said in the statement.


Uribe, a strong critic of Petro, is a member of the Democratic Centre party, who announced last October his intention to run in the 2026 presidential election.


Meanwhile, reacting to the incident, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio condemned the assassination attempt on Uribe's life while urging leftist Colombian President Gustavo Petro to "dial back the inflammatory rhetoric."


"This is a direct threat to democracy and the result of the violent leftist rhetoric coming from the highest levels of the Colombian government," Rubio said in a statement after Miguel Uribe was shot and seriously wounded during a campaign event in Bogota. "President Petro needs to dial back the inflammatory rhetoric and protect Colombian officials."


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