Colombian presidential candidate stable after shot in head during campaign event

Senator Miguel Uribe remains in intensive care following surgery, as authorities investigate the political attack.
Text: Óscar Ontañón Docal
Published 2025-06-08

The latest news on Colombia. We now know that opposition senator Miguel Uribe is in stable condition after undergoing emergency surgery in Bogotá, following a shooting at a campaign event, according to his wife and the hospital treating him.

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"Miguel came out of surgery, he made it. Every hour is a critical hour. He fought his first battle, and it went well," his wife Maria Claudia Tarazona, both parents to a young son, told local media on Sunday. "This will take time."

Meanwhile, authorities confirmed the arrest of a minor allegedly involved, while the government has pledged to identify those behind the attack. Officials from several countries have condemned the incident, with tensions rising over political rhetoric.

BOGOTA, COLOMBIA - 16 AUGUST 2023. Senator Miguel Uribe Turbay at the march asking for Gustavo Petro impeachment. Peaceful protest. La Marcha de la Mayoria

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