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Colombian Presidential Candidate Miguel Uribe Shot During Political Rally In Bogota. Video: Uribe addressing crowd when he was hit by a bullet. “I don’t know how to ease your pain, and of a wounded homeland,” said Colombian President Gustavo Petro. The 39-year-old senator is a member of the opposition conservative Democratic Centre party, founded by former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe. Uribe’s mother, the journalist Diana Turbay, was killed in 1991 during a rescue operation after she was kidnapped by notorious narco-terrorist cartel Pablo Escobar’’ The Bogota Mayor also confirmed that the suspected attacker had been arrested. The two men are not related to each other.
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Colombian Senator Miguel Uribe, who is one of the candidates for the next year’s presidential elections, was shot during a political rally in Bogota.
Colombian Senator Miguel Uribe was shot during a political rally. (AFP/File)
Colombian Senator Miguel Uribe Turbay, who was in the running to join next year’s presidential race, was shot during a political rally in Bogota, according to police. Shocking videos emerged online showing Uribe addressing the crowd when he was hit by a bullet.
Bogota Mayor Carlos Galan said Uribe was rushed to hospital and was receiving emergency care, and the “entire hospital network” of the Colombian capital was on alert in case he needed to be transferred, reported CNN.
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The Bogota Mayor also confirmed that the suspected attacker had been arrested. Images circulating on social media showed Uribe Turbay covered in blood, apparently with a head wound, being held by several people.
So far, no official report has been released on the senator’s condition. “I don’t know how to ease your pain. It is the pain of a mother lost, and of a wounded homeland,” said Colombian President Gustavo Petro, expressing his solidarity with the senator’s family.
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The 39-year-old senator is a member of the opposition conservative Democratic Centre party, founded by former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe. The two men are not related.
The party issued a statement condemning the attack, saying Uribe was hosting a campaign event in a public park in the Fontibon neighbourhood of Bogota when “armed subjects shot him in the back.”
“We energetically reject this attack that not only endangers the life of a political leader, but also is an attack on democracy and freedom in Colombia,” said the Democratic Centre party.
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Notably, Uribe’s mother, the journalist Diana Turbay, was killed in 1991 during a rescue operation after she was kidnapped by notorious narco-terrorist Pablo Escobar’s cartel.
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First Published: June 08, 2025, 06:44 IST
Presidential candidate shot and seriously wounded in Colombia, reports say
Miguel Uribe Turbay, a senator, was in critical condition and a suspect has been arrested. The mayor of Bogota, Carlos Galán, was quoted as saying that Uribe was receiving emergency treatment. Colombia’s presidential office condemned the attack.
A presidential candidate in Colombia has been shot and seriously wounded at an event in Bogota, according to reports.
Miguel Uribe Turbay, a senator, was in critical condition and a suspect has been arrested, the Agence France Presse news agency reported.
The mayor of Bogota, Carlos Galán, was quoted by CNN as saying that Uribe was receiving emergency treatment after being attacked in the Fontibon district on Saturday.
open image in gallery Miguel Uribe Turbay was said to have been seriously wounded in the apparent assassination attack ( AFP via Getty Images )
In a statement Colombia’s presidential office condemned the attack.
It said: “The National Government categorically and forcefully rejects the attack that the Senator of the Republic, Miguel Uribe Turbay, was the victim of in recent hours.”
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Who Is Miguel Uribe, Colombian Senator And Presidential Hopeful Shot In Bogota?
Miguel Uribe Turbay, a Colombian opposition senator and candidate in next year’s presidential election, was shot and wounded in an assassination attempt in Bogota on Saturday. Uribe, 39, was in a critical condition, and the suspected attacker was in custody, according to Bogota Mayor Carlos Galan. The 39-year-old senator, who is running for the presidency in 2026, is a member of the opposition right-wing Democratic Centre party founded by former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe. His mother was kidnapped by notorious narco-terrorist Pablo Escobar’s Medellin cartel and killed during a rescue operation.
Uribe, 39, was in a critical condition, and the suspected attacker was in custody, according to Bogota Mayor Carlos Galan. Uribe was rushed to the hospital and was receiving emergency care, and the “entire hospital network” of the Colombian capital was on alert in case he needed to be transferred, Galan informed.
Miguel Uribe Turbay, a Colombian opposition senator and candidate in next year’s presidential election, was shot and wounded in an assassination attempt in Bogota on Saturday, while he was addressing a rally in the country’s capital.
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Colombia’s presidency issued a statement saying the government “categorically and forcefully” rejected the violent attack, and called for a thorough investigation into the events that took place. “I don’t know how to ease your pain. It is the pain of a mother lost, and of a wounded homeland,” Colombian President Gustavo Petro said on X.
Who Is Miguel Uribe?
The 39-year-old senator, who is running for the presidency in 2026, is a member of the opposition right-wing Democratic Centre party founded by former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe. The two men are not related.
He belongs to a prominent family in Colombia, which has links to the country’s Liberal Party. Uribe’s father was a businessman and union leader. His mother was journalist Diane Turbay, who was kidnapped by notorious narco-terrorist Pablo Escobar’s Medellin cartel and killed during a rescue operation.
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Last October, he announced his intention to run in the 2026 presidential election. While Colombia has for decades been embroiled in a conflict between leftist rebels, criminal groups descended from right-wing paramilitaries, and the government, an assassination attempt on a high-profile political figure has not been seen since the 1990s, according to CBS News.
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The Democratic Centre party issued a statement condemning the attack, saying Uribe was hosting a campaign event in a public park in the Fontibon neighbourhood of Bogota when “armed subjects shot him in the back.”
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. Other images show him being carried by several people as he was slumped against the hood of a car.
Who is Miguel Uribe? Colombian Senator and presidential candidate shot in Bogota
Miguel Uribe, a presidential candidate in Colombia, was shot at an event in Bogot on Saturday. The government and his party reportedly confirmed the incident. A suspect was arrested in connection with the assassination attempt. An assassination attempt on a high profile political figure has not been seen in Columbia since the era of drug lord Pablo Escobar in the early 1990s. Uribe’s mother was killed in 1991 during a rescue operation after she was kidnapped by the Medellin cartel.
Who is Miguel Uribe? Miguel Uribe, 39, is a right-wing senator and member of the opposition conservative Democratic Center party founded by former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe. The two men are not related.
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Uribe’s mother, the journalist Diana Turbay, was killed in 1991 during a rescue operation after she was kidnapped by Pablo Escobar’s Medellin cartel, Reuters reported.
According to CBS news, an assassination attempt on a high profile political figure has not been seen in Columbia since the era of drug lord Pablo Escobar in the early 1990s.
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Assassination attempt Uribe’s party condemned the attack and said the senator was hosting a campaign event in a public park in the Fontibon neighborhood in the capital on Saturday when “armed subjects shot him in the back.”
Uribe, whose head and back were covered in blood, was taken to a medical center in the city, according to Semana.
The mayor of Bogota, Carlos Galan, said Uribe was receiving emergency care after being attacked in the Fontibon district and that the “entire hospital network” of the Colombian capital was on alert in case he needed to be transferred.
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While there was no immediate confirmation from the authorities on the status of his condition, media reports claimed Miguel Uribe was in critical condition.
One person was arrested in connection with the attack. The mayor of Bogota confirmed that the suspected attacker has been arrested.
Colombia’s presidency issued a statement saying the government “categorically and forcefully” rejected the violent attack, and called for a thorough investigation into the events that took place.
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Colombian presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe shot in Bogota
Colombian senator Miguel Uribe has been shot at an event in Bogota. Uribe is in the running to join next year’s presidential race. The mayor of Bogota, Carlos Galán, said Uribe was receiving emergency care. President Gustavo Petro expressed his solidarity with the senator’s family.
Colombian senator Miguel Uribe, in the running to join next year’s presidential race, has been shot at an event in Bogota, according to national police.
The mayor of Bogota, Carlos Galán, said Uribe was receiving emergency care after being attacked in the Fontibon district on Saturday and that the “entire hospital network” of the Colombian capital was on alert in case he needed to be transferred.
The mayor added that the suspected attacker had been arrested.
Forensic experts work at the crime scene where Senator Miguel Uribe was shot and wounded in the Modelia neighborhood in Bogota on June 7, 2025. – Raul Arboleda/AFP via Getty Images
Colombian President Gustavo Petro expressed his solidarity with the senator’s family in a tweet on X, saying, “I don’t know how to ease your pain. It is the pain of a mother lost, and of a wounded homeland.”
Colombia’s government has issued a statement condemning the attack on Uribe.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
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