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The Sun
4 days ago
- Politics
- The Sun
Colombia presidential hopeful ‘critical' after shooting
BOGOTA: Colombian presidential candidate Miguel Uribe, who was shot in the head while campaigning in Bogota earlier this month, was in an 'extremely critical' condition, doctors warned Monday. Uribe, a 39-year-old conservative senator, was shot twice in the head and once in the leg by a 15-year-old suspected hitman while giving a speech on June 7. He has been in hospital since the attack fighting for his life. After an emergency operation to stop internal bleeding early on Monday, doctors said his condition had worsened. 'He is out of surgery and his condition is extremely critical,' said medic Adolfo Llinas Volpe. He was said to be suffering from 'persistent cerebral edema and intercerebral bleeding that is difficult to control.' Uribe's wife Maria Claudia Tarazona called for Colombians to join in prayer for her husband. 'I have to tell you that he is fighting the most difficult battle we have had to date' she said outside the hospital. 'Today is crucial, and we need all your prayers, your pleas, your words of love.' Uribe, a member of the Democratic Center party of former right-wing president Alvaro Uribe (no relation), announced his intention to run in the May 2026 presidential election last October. His shooting has kindled fears that Colombia may return to the violence of the 1980s and 1990s, when political assassinations and bombings were commonplace. He is the son of Diana Turbay, a famed journalist who was killed after being kidnapped by Pablo Escobar's Medellin Cartel, and grandson of Julio Cesar Turbay, who led Colombia from 1978 to 1982. On Sunday thousands of Colombians marched in major cities to voice their anger at the attack and demand peace.
NDTV
4 days ago
- Politics
- NDTV
Colombian Presidential Candidate In "Critical" Condition After Shooting: Doctors
Colombian presidential candidate Miguel Uribe, who was shot in the head while campaigning in Bogota Uribe, a 39-year-old conservative senator, was shot twice in the head and once in the leg by a 15-year-old suspected hitman while giving a speech on June 7. earlier this month, was in an "extremely critical" condition, doctors warned Monday. He has been in hospital since the attack fighting for his life. After an emergency operation to stop internal bleeding early on Monday, doctors said his condition had worsened. "He is out of surgery and his condition is extremely critical," said medic Adolfo Llinas Volpe. He was said to be suffering from "persistent cerebral edema and intercerebral bleeding that is difficult to control". Uribe, a member of the Democratic Center party of former right-wing president Alvaro Uribe (no relation), announced his intention to run in the May 2026 presidential election last October. He is the son of Diana Turbay, a famed journalist who was killed after being kidnapped by Pablo Escobar's Medellin Cartel, and grandson of Julio Cesar Turbay, who led Colombia from 1978 to 1982. His shooting has kindled fears that Colombia may return to the violence of the 1980s and 1990s, when political assassinations and bombings were commonplace.
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Colombia presidential hopeful 'critical' after shooting
Colombian presidential candidate Miguel Uribe, who was shot in the head while campaigning in Bogota earlier this month, was in an "extremely critical" condition, doctors warned Monday. Uribe, a 39-year-old conservative senator, was shot twice in the head and once in the leg by a 15-year-old suspected hitman while giving a speech on June 7. He has been in hospital since the attack fighting for his life. After an emergency operation to stop internal bleeding early on Monday, doctors said his condition had worsened. "He is out of surgery and his condition is extremely critical," said medic Adolfo Llinas Volpe. He was said to be suffering from "persistent cerebral edema and intercerebral bleeding that is difficult to control." Uribe's wife Maria Claudia Tarazona called for Colombians to join in prayer for her husband. "I have to tell you that he is fighting the most difficult battle we have had to date" she said outside the hospital. "Today is crucial, and we need all your prayers, your pleas, your words of love." Uribe, a member of the Democratic Center party of former right-wing president Alvaro Uribe (no relation), announced his intention to run in the May 2026 presidential election last October. His shooting has kindled fears that Colombia may return to the violence of the 1980s and 1990s, when political assassinations and bombings were commonplace. He is the son of Diana Turbay, a famed journalist who was killed after being kidnapped by Pablo Escobar's Medellin Cartel, and grandson of Julio Cesar Turbay, who led Colombia from 1978 to 1982. On Sunday thousands of Colombians marched in major cities to voice their anger at the attack and demand peace. arb/md
Straits Times
4 days ago
- Politics
- Straits Times
Colombia Senator Uribe out of surgery but extremely critical, hospital says
FILE PHOTO: An image of Colombian Senator Miguel Uribe Turbay of the opposition Democratic Center party is displayed, after he was shot during a campaign event, in Bogota, Colombia, June 10, 2025. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez/File Photo BOGOTA - Colombian Senator Miguel Uribe, who has been hospitalized since he was shot in the head earlier this month during a campaign event, is out of an emergency surgery performed on Monday but is in "extremely critical" condition, the Santa Fe Foundation hospital said on Monday. Uribe, 39, a potential presidential candidate from the right-wing opposition, was shot in Bogota on June 7 during a rally. "Patient Miguel Uribe Turbay is out of surgery and his condition is extremely critical, characterized by a persistent cerebral edema and difficult to control inter-cerebral bleeding," the hospital said in a statement, adding that his condition is of "maximum seriousness." The more than six-hour surgery was Uribe's third since he was shot. He was rushed into emergency surgery for bleeding in his brain on Monday morning, the hospital said, after undergoing another surgical procedure that was complementary to his original operation. "I've come out to again ask all Colombians, appealing to their good hearts, to the love they feel for Miguel, for my family and for Colombia, for us to hold a mass prayer. Today is crucial," his wife Maria Claudia Tarazona told journalists outside the hospital. The shooting, which was caught on video, recalled a streak of candidate assassinations in the 1980s and 1990s, a time when fighting between armed guerrillas, paramilitary groups, drug traffickers and state security forces touched the lives of many Colombians. Marches were held on Sunday around the country to call for peace, and several vigils for Uribe's health have taken place. Three suspects, including a 15-year-old alleged to be the shooter, are in custody. In a video of the teen's capture, independently verified by Reuters, he can be heard shouting that he had been hired by a local drug dealer. An adult man and woman are also being held. The man, Carlos Eduardo Mora, has been charged for alleged involvement in planning the attack, providing the gun and being in the vehicle where the shooter changed his clothes after the attack, according to the attorney general's office. Though the government had floated a connection between them and the shooting, the main dissident faction of the former Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia guerrilla group on Friday denied responsibility for the assassination attempt on Uribe, though it did accept responsibility for a series of unrelated bombings. Campaigning for the 2026 election is just beginning for potential candidates who want to succeed leftist President Gustavo Petro, who has vowed to advance peace efforts through negotiations and surrender deals with little success. Uribe, a married father of one, is a senator for the right-wing Democratic Center party founded by former President Alvaro Uribe and one of several potential candidates from the group vying for support. The two men are not related. Senator Uribe comes from a prominent political family. His grandfather Julio Cesar Turbay was president from 1978 to 1982, and his mother, journalist Diana Turbay, was killed in 1991 in a botched rescue attempt after being kidnapped by an armed group led by drug lord Pablo Escobar. REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
France 24
4 days ago
- Politics
- France 24
Colombia presidential hopeful 'critical' after shooting
Uribe, a 39-year-old conservative senator, was shot twice in the head and once in the leg by a 15-year-old suspected hitman while giving a speech on June 7. He has been in hospital since the attack fighting for his life. After an emergency operation to stop internal bleeding early on Monday, doctors said his condition had worsened. "He is out of surgery and his condition is extremely critical," said medic Adolfo Llinas Volpe. He was said to be suffering from "persistent cerebral edema and intercerebral bleeding that is difficult to control." Uribe's wife Maria Claudia Tarazona called for Colombians to join in prayer for her husband. "I have to tell you that he is fighting the most difficult battle we have had to date" she said outside the hospital. "Today is crucial, and we need all your prayers, your pleas, your words of love." Uribe, a member of the Democratic Center party of former right-wing president Alvaro Uribe (no relation), announced his intention to run in the May 2026 presidential election last October. His shooting has kindled fears that Colombia may return to the violence of the 1980s and 1990s, when political assassinations and bombings were commonplace. He is the son of Diana Turbay, a famed journalist who was killed after being kidnapped by Pablo Escobar's Medellin Cartel, and grandson of Julio Cesar Turbay, who led Colombia from 1978 to 1982. On Sunday thousands of Colombians marched in major cities to voice their anger at the attack and demand peace.
