Right-wing Colombian presidential candidate shot at rally
Miguel Uribe, a 39-year-old Colombian senator and presidential candidate, suffered a gunshot wound at a Bogota campaign event when armed subjects opened fire.
A Colombian senator and presidential candidate was shot on Saturday in Bogotá, the government and his campaign said.
Miguel Uribe, 39, was hosting a campaign event in a public park in the Fontibon neighborhood when "armed subjects shot him in the back."
His party described the attack as serious but didn't go into detail about his condition.
He is a member of the opposition right-wing Democratic Center party, founded by former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe.
The party called the attack "an unacceptable act of violence."
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Videos circulating on social media appeared to show Uribe after the attack covered in blood with a possible head wound as people attempt to stem the bleeding.
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A suspect was taken into custody, Bogotá's mayor said, according to Colombia Reports.
Reuters contributed to this report.
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