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Colombian Sen. Miguel Uribe Turbay in Serious Condition After Shooting ...
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On Saturday, in the middle of a rally in the district of Fontibón, Bogotá, a teenager pointed and shot two shots at presidential candidate Miguel Uribe Turbay, in an attack that caused terror in the square and still has the MP in the hospital. The other 12 shots were heard later, while the young man fled. The attack occurred at around 17.30, and the young man, at the time of being arrested a few minutes later by the police, would have told them:…
The attack on Uribe Turbay rekindles the fears of the past as the government faces criticism for its handling of security and institutional order
A trail of blood had already stained the Colombian pre-election campaign before a teenage hitman shot Senator Miguel Uribe Turbay on Saturday, June 7. Between January and April of this year 34 political, social and communal leaders had been killed, and 20 others had suffered attacks, according to the records kept by the Electoral Observation Mission (EOM). Media and authorities reported the crimes, but the impact was lower because the victims we…
Who Was Behind the Attempted Hit on a Colombian Presidential Hopeful?
Who Was Behind the Attempted Hit on a Colombian Presidential Hopeful? The attempted assassination of Colombian presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe Turbay last weekend came against a background of growing political violence that echoes the country’s turbulent past. As authorities investigate who was behind the attack, multiple theories have surfaced — none supported by solid evidence. On June 7, Uribe was shot during a campaign rally in Bogotá. He …
By Verónica Calderón, CNN en Español Colombian senator and presidential candidate Miguel Uribe Turbay remains in the intensive care unit, undergoing continuous hemodynamic and neurological monitoring at the request of his family, the Santa Fe Foundation of Bogotá reported Friday, where Uribe has been hospitalized since the October 7 attack. “If this clinical evolution continues, a new brain imaging test will be performed in the coming days to ev…
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