The teenager allegedly shot Miguel Uribe in the back of his head during a public campaign rally in Bogota on Saturday.

Presidential pre-candidate and senator Miguel Uribe Turbay was shot during a political rally in Bogotá on Saturday, in an attack that has been condemned both in the South American country and internationally.

Southwest Colombia was reportedly rocked by a string of explosions that left at least one person dead, police said Tuesday, in what appeared to be a coordinated attack. Four car bombs and three other explosive devices detonated in Cali and in villages across the southwest of the country,

Fiscalía imputa en Colombia a un menor por el atentado contra el precandidato Miguel Uribe; el joven rechaza los cargos.

Videos captured the chaotic aftermath of the Miguel Uribe Turbay shooting scene in Colombia as his wife posted an update on his condition, revealing that he is fighting for his life.. Uribe is a senator and potential presidential candidate in Colombia.

Colombian senator Miguel Uribe, in the running to join next year’s presidential race, is in a critical condition in hospital after being shot at an event in Bogota, allegedly by a teenager.