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Video/ Assassination of Colombian presidential candidate Miguel Uribe

2025-06-08 18:12:00, Kosova & Bota CNA

Video/ Assassination of Colombian presidential candidate Miguel Uribe

Colombian senator and presidential candidate Miguel Uribe Turbay, 39, was shot in the head at an election event in Bogota, in an attack that shocked the country.

Videos circulating on the internet from foreign media outlets show footage of the serious incident, which was first reported this Sunday morning.

The incident is the first high-profile assassination attempt on a politician in decades, raising fears of a return to a bloody era of political violence in Colombia ahead of elections scheduled for May 31, 2026.

Uribe is a far-right politician who is considered a protégé of controversial former president Álvaro Uribe. They are not related. He is a staunch critic of incumbent President Gustavo Petro and has campaigned on promises of greater security in Colombia./CNA

 





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