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Home / News / World News / Photos / IN PHOTOS: People protest after Colombian presidential candidate shot in Bogota

IN PHOTOS: People protest after Colombian presidential candidate shot in Bogota

Updated On: 09 June, 2025 09:30 AM IST | Anushree Gaikwad

On June 8, 2025, a day after the attack on presidential candidate Miguel Uribe, citizens in Medellín staged a peaceful protest denouncing political violence and calling for unity. Meanwhile, Bogotá’s mayor confirmed that the right-wing presidential hopeful had successfully undergone initial surgery following the assassination attempt during his campaign event. (Pics/ AFP)

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On June 8, 2025, a day after the attack on presidential candidate Miguel Uribe, citizens in Medellín staged a peaceful protest denouncing political violence and calling for unity. Meanwhile, Bogotá’s mayor confirmed that the right-wing presidential hopeful had successfully undergone initial surgery following the assassination attempt during his campaign event. (Pics/ AFP)

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On June 8, 2025, a day after the attack on presidential candidate Miguel Uribe, citizens in Medellín staged a peaceful protest denouncing political violence and calling for unity. Meanwhile, Bogotá’s mayor confirmed that the right-wing presidential hopeful had successfully undergone initial surgery following the assassination attempt during his campaign event. (Pics/ AFP)
<p>The attack took place in a park in the Fontibon neighbourhood when armed assailants shot him from behind</p>

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The attack took place in a park in the Fontibon neighbourhood when armed assailants shot him from behind

<p>Images circulating on social media showed Uribe Turbay covered in blood, apparently with a head wound, being held by several people. So far, no official report has been released on the senator`s condition</p>

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Images circulating on social media showed Uribe Turbay covered in blood, apparently with a head wound, being held by several people. So far, no official report has been released on the senator`s condition

<p>The suspected shooter has been captured, Bogot&aacute; Mayor Carlos Gal&aacute;n said on the social platform X. But the federal government said it was offering a reward for the capture of those responsible</p>

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The suspected shooter has been captured, Bogotá Mayor Carlos Galán said on the social platform X. But the federal government said it was offering a reward for the capture of those responsible

<p>Uribe Turbay is a right-wing senator and the son of a journalist who was kidnapped and killed during one of the most violent periods in the country, which has been ravaged by a drug war</p>

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Uribe Turbay is a right-wing senator and the son of a journalist who was kidnapped and killed during one of the most violent periods in the country, which has been ravaged by a drug war

<p>He is considered a possible presidential candidate in Colombia`s election in May 2026</p>

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He is considered a possible presidential candidate in Colombia`s election in May 2026

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