09-06-2025
- Politics
- Irish Independent
Miguel Uribe shooting: Surgery on Colombian senator ‘went well', wife reveals
Boy aged under 15 held by police after presidential candidate was targeted in attack in Bogota
Julia Symmes Cobb and Lucinda Elliott
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Colombian senator Miguel Uribe, a potential presidential contender, survived an initial operation for his injuries after being shot in Bogota on Saturday, according to his wife and the hospital treating him, although he remains in intensive care.
Mr Uribe (39) is a member of the opposition right-wing Democratic Centre party and was shot in the head during a campaign event in a public park in the Fontibon neighbourhood.
