Spain condemns Colombian assassination attempt

People stitchery extracurricular Santa Fe Foundation hospital, wherever Colombian Senator Miguel Uribe Turbay of the absorption Democratic Center enactment was shifted from different hospital, aft helium was changeable during a run event, successful Bogota, Colombia connected June 7, 2025 | Photo Credit: Reuters

Spain connected Sunday (June 8, 2025) condemned the attempted assassination of a Colombian right-wing absorption legislator and campaigner successful adjacent year’s statesmanlike election, saying “violence has nary spot successful our societies”.

“Spain conveys its champion wishes for a speedy betterment to the unfortunate and each its solidarity to his household and friends, arsenic good arsenic to the Colombian people,” the Spanish Foreign Ministry added successful a statement.

Colombian legislator Miguel Uribe was speaking to supporters successful the superior erstwhile a gunman changeable him doubly successful the caput and erstwhile successful the knee.

A information defender managed to detain the suspected attacker, a insignificant believed to beryllium 15 years old.

Uribe was airlifted to infirmary successful captious information and underwent country for his wounds, the Santa Fe Clinic successful Bogota said.

Published - June 08, 2025 05:14 p.m. IST