Conservative Colombian senator in serious condition after shooting at political rally
BOGOTA — Colombian Sen. Miguel Uribe Turbay, a conservative presidential hopeful, was in 'serious' condition Sunday following surgery for a gunshot wound at a political rally a day earlier, Bogota's mayor said.
Mayor Carlos Galán visited the Fundación Santa Fe clinic to express solidarity with the family of the 39-year-old senator.
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