US EditionSenator Miguel Uribe Turbay Was Addressing a Crowd, when Shots Rang Out, Sparking Panic. : NPR
- Miguel Uribe Turbay, a Colombian lawmaker and candidate for president, was shot in the head during a campaign event in Bogotá on Saturday.
- The shooting followed longstanding political tensions and happened amid fears of returning political violence before contentious elections scheduled for May 31, 2026.
- Uribe Turbay was attacked by a 15-year-old paid hitman while speaking in a western Bogotá park and was rushed to a hospital after surgery.
- Bogotá Mayor Carlos Fernando Galán confirmed Uribe's surgery, while experts said the attack was intended to inflame an already polarized electoral climate.
- The shooting triggered a COP $3 billion reward for information, raised calls for candidate protection, and sparked accusations and concerns about Colombia's democratic stability.
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BOGOTÁ.- A man of about 40 years of age makes a political campaign. A video shows how, in a public space, he addresses his followers. Suddenly his body is shaken, shaken by bullets. The camera falls, loses focus, people run. It can be Soacha, on August 18, 1989 and the politician called Luis Carlos Galán. Or Bogotá, on June 7, 2025, and it is Miguel Uribe Turbay.
Uribe Turbay is the son of a journalist kidnapped and died in 1991 (Diana Turbay), during one of the most violent times in the South American country then plagued by violence unleashed by drug cartels, and grandson of former President Julio César Turbay (1978-1982).
Marches in Bogotá for the health of Miguel Uribe Turbay: how was the day? Fabaena Dom, 08/06/2025 - 13:54 Author Fabaena On Saturday, June 7, 2025, Senator and presidential pre-candidate Miguel Uribe Turbay was the victim of an armed attack while participating in a public event in the Modelia neighborhood, in the town of Fontibón, Bogotá. The incident was recorded in the afternoon hours, when Uribe was addressing his followers and members of his…
His wife confirmed that he was surgically intervened and “struggled for his life” By Roberto Mendoza The senator and aspirant for the presidency of Colombia, Miguel Uribe Turbay, was the victim of a gunshot attack on Saturday afternoon during a public event in the town of Fontibón, west of Bogotá. The politician received multiple gunshot wounds, including one in the head, and was rushed to the Santa Fe Foundation, where he remains in critical co…
Around 12:20 pm, one of the most crowded marches began to arrive at the Santa Fe Foundation, where Senator Uribe Turbay is located.
The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, through a statement, expressed its resounding rejection of the attack on Saturday, June 7, Colombian Senator Miguel Uribe Turbay in the city of...
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