Colombian presidential candidate Miguel Uribe Turbay was shot multiple times at a campaign event in Bogota on Saturday. The 39-year-old senator from the opposition Democratic Center party was rushed to a medical center where he was stabalised before being moved to a major hospital in north Bogota, news agency Bloomberg reported.
In a video doing the rounds on social media, Uribe can be seen addressing the crowd, seconds before he is shot and commotion ensues. In another video posted on social media, Uribe’s head and back can be seen covered in blood.
The gunman has been detained, Bogota Mayor Carlos Galan said on X. Attorney General Luz Camargo said that a 15-year-old youth was arrested, after being beaten up by members of the public, and that authorities captured a 9mm gun. The minor is currently in a medical center, she said.
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