Colombian presidential candidate Miguel Uribe shot in Bogota

The Colombian presidential candidate who was shot in Bogotá has successfully undergone a first operation after being flown to hospital in critical condition, the city’s mayor has said. The Colombian attorney general’s office said in a statement that 'a minor, under 15 years of age, was arrested carrying a Glock pistol-type firearm (9mm)'. Uribe’s wife, Maria Claudia Tarazona, wrote on her husband’s X account that he was 'fighting for his life'. Shot Colombian presidential candidate has had successful surgery, mayor says