US EditionWhat Happened in the Attack on Miguel Uribe Turbay, Colombian Senator? What Is Known About the Attack and the Suspects
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The 39-year-old politician was shot several times while intervening in a campaign event in the country’s capital
Uribe Turbay, 38, remained in critical condition for more than two months after receiving several gunshot wounds.
By Gerardo Lemos, Fernando Ramos and Sol Amaya, CNN en Español Colombian senator and pre-candidate Miguel Uribe Turbay suffered an attack in Bogotá on June 7 during a campaign event. There are six people arrested for their alleged link to the attack. Video footage circulated on social media showed the senator giving a speech to a crowd before multiple explosions were heard. He was seen lying on the ground as people around him fled. Subsequently,…
By Gerardo Lemos, Fernando Ramos and Sol Amaya, CNN en Español Colombian senator and pre-candidate Miguel Uribe Turbay suffered an attack in Bogotá on June 7 during a campaign event. There are six people arrested for their alleged link to the attack. Video footage circulated on social media showed the senator giving a speech to a crowd before multiple explosions were heard. He was seen lying on the ground as people around him fled. Subsequently,…
The Colombian Public Prosecutor ' s Office confirmed that at least 10 persons were involved in the preparation and execution of the attack; several were arrested in the case, including the alleged intellectual author of the incident.
The Colombian senator and presidential candidate Miguel Uribe Turbay died this afternoon, after having been severely wounded in an attack, in June. The conservative senator was candidate to the Colombian presidency in May 2026 when he was shot and wounded in Bogotá during a campaign event. Following that, his government described what happened as a "attack". The 39-year-old politician was discussing a campaign meeting in the western area of the …
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