{"id":166083,"date":"2025-06-08T10:07:52","date_gmt":"2025-06-08T09:07:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/miguel-uribe-turbay-shot-at-bogota-campaign-rally"},"modified":"2025-06-08T11:23:15","modified_gmt":"2025-06-08T10:23:15","slug":"miguel-uribe-turbay-shot-at-bogota-campaign-rally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/miguel-uribe-turbay-shot-at-bogota-campaign-rally","title":{"rendered":"Miguel Uribe Turbay Shot at Bogota Campaign Rally"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Colombian presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe Turbay is in critical condition after being shot three times, including twice in the head, during a campaign rally in Bogota\u0301 on Saturday night.<\/p>\n<p>The 39-year-old opposition senator was speaking to a small group of supporters in a public park when the attack occurred.<\/p>\n<p>According to local media, police have arrested a 15-year-old suspect at the scene, though the motive for the shooting remains unclear.<\/p>\n<p>Uribe\u2019s wife, Maria Claudia Tarazona, made a public appeal for prayers:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMiguel is currently fighting for his life. Let us ask God to guide the hands of the doctors who are treating him,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Uribe, a candidate for the Centro Democra\u0301tico (Democratic Center) party, was swiftly airlifted to Santa Fe Clinic, where emergency surgery is underway.<\/p>\n<p>Supporters have gathered outside the hospital, holding vigil and chanting prayers for his recovery.<\/p>\n<p>Phone footage circulated online shows the shocking moment of the attack, with Uribe collapsing mid-speech and panicked attendees fleeing in fear.<\/p>\n<p>Medical sources confirmed Uribe sustained gunshot wounds to his knee and head, with two bullets striking him in the skull. His condition has been described as \u201cgrave.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The shooting has sparked widespread condemnation. President Gustavo Petro\u2019s government denounced the incident as an attack \u201cnot only against [Uribe] but against democracy itself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, the government expressed \u201ccategorical and forceful\u201d condemnation of the violence.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio also issued a statement on X (formerly Twitter), calling the attack a \u201cdirect threat to democracy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Uribe, who announced his presidential bid last October, hails from one of Colombia\u2019s most prominent political families.<\/p>\n<p>His mother, Diana Turbay, was a journalist who was tragically killed in a 1991 rescue operation after being kidnapped by the Medelli\u0301n drug cartel led by Pablo Escobar.<\/p>\n<p>His party, Centro Democra\u0301tico, founded by former President A\u0301lvaro Uribe, described the shooting as an attack that \u201cendangers democracy and freedom in Colombia.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Colombian presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe Turbay is in critical condition after being shot three times, including twice in the head, during a campaign rally in Bogota\u0301 on Saturday night. The 39-year-old opposition senator was speaking to a small group of supporters in a public park when the attack occurred. 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