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Colombian President Condemns Attack on Presidential Hopeful, Orders Investigation
- On June 7, 2025, 39-year-old senator Miguel Uribe Turbay was shot multiple times by a lone assailant at a campaign event in Fontibón, Bogotá.
- The incident took place amid escalating political violence in Colombia, with authorities identifying the accused as a teenage suspect armed with a 9mm Glock handgun.
- Uribe was struck by two of six shots, including one in the head, and was transported to Fundación Santa Fe hospital where he remains in critical condition.
- President Gustavo Petro condemned the attack, urging efforts to find the mastermind and stating “Respect for life is the red line” in a televised address.
- The shooting has intensified concerns over political violence, prompting a national call for unity and investigations into possible wider conspiracies behind the attack.
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The EU shows its "absolute repudiation" and asks to identify the perpetrators of the attack while Mexico "strongly" condemned the attack
Petro Slams Use of Violence for Political Gain After Attack on Uribe Turbay - teleSUR English
“Respect for life is the red line,” said Colombian President Gustavo Petro after the attack on right-wing presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe Turbay. Colombian President Gustavo Petro — a former guerrilla fighter and long-time advocate for peace — on Saturday condemned what he described as the political weaponization of the assassination attempt against Senator Miguel Uribe Turbay, and called on Colombian society to firmly reject violence as a too…
Colombian president condemns attack on presidential hopeful, orders investigation
'No resource or time should be spared, not a single peso and not a single moment of energy, to dedicate it exclusively to finding the mastermind behind the murder,' says Gustavo Petro - Anadolu Ajansı
A man of about 40 years ago campaigned politically. A video shows how, in a public space, he addresses his followers. Suddenly his body is shaken, shaken by bullets. The camera falls, the focus is lost, the people run. It can be Soacha, on August 18, 1989 and the politician is called Luis Carlos Galán. Or Bogotá, on June 7, 2025, and it is Miguel Uribe Turbay.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro reported that the whole activity has focused on keeping the senator and presidential pre-candidate alive by the Centro Democrático Miguel Uribe Turbay party and urged Colombians to wish the politician to overcome this attack and return to his family. READ ALSO: Colombian Senator Miguel Uribe Turbay of the Centro Democrático Party is targeted Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Saturday condemned the political i…
Mexico, Colombia investigate deadly explosion involving Colombian soldiers in Western Mexico - Aztec Reports
Mexico City, Mexico – Mexico and Colombia are reportedly working together to investigate an explosion that killed eight Mexican National Guard officers in Western Mexico last month. Authorities arrested 11 Colombian nationals with military backgrounds allegedly involved in the attack. On May 28, a National Guard envoy set off a “narco” landmine — homemade explosives manufactured by drug cartels — while patrolling a rural area between the states…
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