Presidential candidate shot in head during campaign event
A Colombian presidential candidate has been shot three times, reportedly twice in the head, at a campaign event in the capital, Bogota.
Miguel Uribe Turbay, 39, was attacked while addressing a small crowd in a park on Saturday.
Police arrested a 15-year-old suspect at the scene, local media say.
Uribe’s wife, Maria Claudia Tarazona, called on the nation to pray for his survival.
“Miguel is currently [sick] fighting for his life. Let us ask God to guide the hands of the doctors who are treating him,” she said.
Uribe’s Centro Democratico party condemned the attack, saying it endangered “democracy and freedom in Colombia”.
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