A suspect has been arrested in connection with an attack on Colombian presidential candidate Miguel Uribe Turbay. The senator from the opposition Democratic Center Party was shot several times at a campaign event in Bogota on Saturday. He is in a critical condition in hospital. Colombia is due to hold a presidential election in May next year. Al Jazeera’s Fintan Monaghan reports. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X: https://x.com/ajenglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Colombia #MiguelUribeTurbay #DemocraticCentreParty #PoliticalViolence #Politics #AlJazeeraEnglish
Colombia’s Senator Miguel Uribe undergoes surgery after shooting attack
A suspect has been arrested in connection with an attack on Colombian presidential candidate Miguel Uribe Turbay. The senator from the opposition Democratic Center Party was shot several times at a campaign event in Bogota on Saturday. He is in a critical condition in hospital. Colombia is due to hold a presidential election in May next year. Al Jazeera’s Fintan Monaghan reports. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X: https://x.com/ajenglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Colombia #MiguelUribeTurbay #DemocraticCentreParty #PoliticalViolence #Politics #AlJazeeraEnglish