Bogota, June 8: In the South American country of Colombia, presidential candidate Miguel Uribe was shot during election campaign. He is undergoing treatment in the hospital. His condition remains critical. The incident happened on Saturday evening local time.
Uribe was addressing a rally in the capital Bogota. Colombia is due to hold presidential elections in 2026. Miguel Uribe is considered a leading contender for the presidency. 39-year-old Uribe is a member of the opposition Centro Democratico Conservative Party.
The party issued a statement saying that the attacker shot Uribe in the back while he was giving an address. Bogota Mayor Carlos Galan said that the attack took place in the Fontibon area of the city. Hospitals across the city have been put on alert considering Uribe’s condition.
Police have arrested the accused attacker from the spot.
Uribe’s journalist mother was killed in this city 34 years ago
Uribe is the son of famous Colombian journalist Diana Turbay, who was kidnapped in Bogota in 1991 by drug mafia Pablo Escobar’s Medellin Cartel.
Diana was a big journalist of that time, who was constantly writing against drug trafficking and organized crime. She lost her life during the rescue operation.
Miguel is the grandson of former President Julio Cesar
Miguel Uribe has been involved in politics since childhood. He is the grandson of former President Julio Cesar Turbay. Julio Cesar Turbay was the 25th President of Colombia from 1978 to 1982.
He was a prominent leader of the Colombian Liberal Party. His political ideology was liberal, and he favored social reforms, but his conservative policies made him controversial.