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Colombia Buries Assassinated Presidential Candidate
Senator Miguel Uribe Turbay was shot three times during a campaign rally and died after nine weeks in intensive care, intensifying concerns over political violence in Colombia.
- On June 7, Senator Miguel Uribe Turbay was shot during a campaign rally at Bogotá’s El Golfito Park, struck twice in the head and once in the leg.
- Amid Colombia’s crowded presidential field, Senator Miguel Uribe Turbay, a prominent Uribeist opponent of President Gustavo Petro, rose as a key conservative figure.
- Following intensive care, six individuals have been arrested, including a teenage gunman who allegedly claimed he was paid by a local drug dealer.
- In response, President Gustavo Petro denounced the killing as `a defeat for democracy` and pledged to intensify the investigation, while the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights expressed shock and sorrow.
- Amid concerns for safe participation, 293 days until the May 31, 2026, Colombian elections pose questions following Turbay’s death.
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