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A Colombian right-wing absorption legislator and campaigner to adjacent year’s statesmanlike predetermination was changeable and wounded successful Bogota connected Saturday (June 7, 2025), assorted media reported, portion the authorities denounced an “attack.”
Miguel Uribe, 39, was successful captious information and 1 idiosyncratic had been arrested, according to media reports.
“Violence tin ne'er beryllium the way... I sincerely anticipation that (Uribe) is good and retired of danger,” Foreign Minister Laura Sarabia wrote connected societal media.
While the authorities and his enactment confirmed the onslaught connected Mr Uribe, determination was nary contiguous confirmation from the authorities connected his condition.
Police officers defender the country wherever Colombian Senator Miguel Uribe of the absorption Democratic Center party, was changeable during a run event, successful Bogota, Colombia, connected June 7, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters
The 39-year-old legislator is simply a subordinate of the absorption blimpish Democratic Center party, founded by erstwhile Colombian President Alvaro Uribe. The 2 men are not related.
According to a enactment connection condemning the attack, the legislator was hosting a run lawsuit successful a nationalist parkland successful the Fontibon neighbourhood successful the superior connected Saturday (June 7, 2025) erstwhile "armed subjects changeable him successful the back."
The enactment described the onslaught arsenic serious, but did not disclose further details connected his health.
Colombia's presidency issued a connection saying the authorities "categorically and forcefully" rejected the convulsive attack, and called for a thorough probe into the events that took place.
Mr Uribe's mother, the writer Diana Turbay, was killed successful 1991 during a rescue cognition aft she was kidnapped by Pablo Escobar's Medellin cartel.
Published - June 08, 2025 06:14 americium IST
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