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Colombia senator Uribe, shot at rally, in emergency surgery for brain bleeding
BOGOTA, COLOMBIA, JUN 17 – Senator Uribe Turbay remains in critical condition after emergency brain surgery following a shooting at a campaign rally; three suspects, including a 15-year-old, are in custody.
- On Friday June 27, Spanish Minister of Defense Pedro Sánchez visited Colombian Senator Miguel Uribe Turbay at Clínica Santa Fe, who remains in extremely critical condition ten days after being shot in the head.
- Following the June 7 rally in Bogota, the 39-year-old senator was shot three times, including twice in the head, prompting urgent neurosurgery for a brain bleed.
- Authorities arrested three suspects, including a 15-year-old shooter claiming to be hired by a drug dealer, as investigations into motives continue.
- Following the attack, over 70,000 Colombians participated in silent protests nationwide, with Uribe’s wife appealing for prayers amid fears for his life.
- Amid rising political tensions and ongoing rebel and drug-related violence, Colombia's 2026 presidential campaign highlights deep divisions and security challenges for stability.
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Colombia: Trial to former president Uribe moves to final arguments
The legislator reported that after more than 50 days of intense work, the evidentiary phase has concluded, and that the presentation of defense witnesses was closed. According to him, the defense was not only weak but also poor and contradictory. Of the 77 testimonies that were ordered to the former president’s legal team during the trial, the defense withdrew from taking 20 of them, and four others, of the 57 summoned to the hearing, exercised …
By CNN en Español Colombian senator and presidential candidate Miguel Uribe Turbay remains in critical condition in the intensive care unit, the Fundación Santa Fe hospital in Bogotá reported in a statement on Wednesday. Uribe Turbay requires constant monitoring due to the extreme severity of his condition. The senator was hospitalized on June 7 after being the victim of a shooting in which he was shot three times. Three people have been arreste…
June 17, 2025 – Bogotá – EFE. Presidential senator and pre-candidate Miguel Uribe Turbay remains in critical condition ten days after being seriously wounded by a bullet in the head. His struggle to survive has become a symbol of resistance against political violence in Colombia. His health concerns are deep, especially after the recent complications he has suffered. His uncle, former senator Julio César Turbay Quintero, expressed to the press t…
Colombian Presidential Hopeful Still in Critical Condition After Shooting, Wave of Bomb Attacks
Colombian presidential hopeful and legislator Miguel Uribe Turbay remains in critical condition 10 days after being shot in the head during an event in Bogota. Meanwhile, investigators have not determined whether a series of subsequent bombings is related to the shooting. Uribe underwent surgery on June 16 to stem a brain bleed, according to a statement from Bogota’s Santa Fe Foundation Hospital, where he is being treated. “Miguel continues to f…
Miguel Uribe Turbay sigue en máxima gravedad - La Prensa Latina Media
(LPL/EN) – El estado del senador y precandidato presidencial colombiano Miguel Uribe Turbay continúa sin cambios y en «máxima gravedad«, señaló este martes la Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá, donde está ingresado por la heridas sufridas el 7 de junio en un atentado.Según el nuevo parte médico sobre Uribe Turbay, de 39 años de edad, […]
Colombia Senator Uribe out of surgery but extremely critical, hospital says
Colombian Senator Miguel Uribe, who has been hospitalized since he was shot in the head earlier this month during a campaign event, is out of an emergency surgery performed on Monday but is in "extremely critical" condition, the Santa Fe Foundation hospital said on Monday.
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