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A string of bombings and an assassination attempt on Senator Miguel Uribe marked a violent turn in Colombia's political landscape, echoing past decades of unrest. The attacks, linked to drug-related guerrilla groups,
The brazen attack, captured on video, recalled the political violence of past decades. The senator arrived at a hospital in critical condition.
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Al Jazeera on MSNColombia presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe Turbay shot: What to knowColombian presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe is “fighting for his life” after being shot during a campaign rally in the capital, Bogota. The assault took place on Saturday in a park as the country gears up for next year’s presidential election.
Top U.S. and Chinese officials will sit down in London on Monday for talks aimed at defusing the high-stakes trade dispute between the two superpowers that has widened in recent weeks beyond tit-for-tat tariffs to export controls over goods and components critical to global supply chains.
The assassination attempt on a senator and presidential hopeful has stunned Colombia, with many politicians describing it as the latest sign of deteriorating security in the country. Conservative Sen.
Fiscalía imputa en Colombia a un menor por el atentado contra el precandidato Miguel Uribe; el joven rechaza los cargos.
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Al Jazeera on MSNColombia’s Senator Miguel Uribe undergoes surgery after shooting attackColombian Senator Miguel Uribe, a possible candidate in the country’s presidential election next year, has been shot and wounded in the country’s capital, Bogota, according to authorities.
The potential presidential contender, survived an initial operation after being shot in Bogota on Saturday, according to his wife and the hospital.
The Santa Fe Foundation hospital where Colombian Senator Miguel Uribe was treated after he was shot on Saturday, said in a Sunday statement he had procedures on his head and his left thigh but remained in intensive care as doctors seek to stabilize his condition.