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Colombian senator Miguel Uribe, within the working to hitch subsequent 12 months’s presidential race, has been shot at an occasion in Bogota, in accordance with nationwide police.
The 39-year-old, from the conservative Centro Democrático – or Democratic Heart – one of many greatest opposition events within the South American nation, had expressed his intention to run in subsequent 12 months’s election.
“Armed people shot him within the again whereas he was taking part in a marketing campaign occasion at round 5:00 p.m,” the social gathering mentioned in an announcement.
Bogota Mayor Carlos Galán mentioned Uribe was receiving emergency care after being attacked within the capital’s Fontibon district, and the suspected attacker had been arrested.
The assault drew condemnation from the Colombian authorities and Centro Democrático, in addition to former presidents and different regional leaders.
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