8/6/2025–|Last update: 05:15 (Mecca time)
The Colombian government announced that a member of the Senate from the right -wing opposition and a candidate for the presidential elections scheduled for next year, was shot after a shooting during an electoral gathering in Bogota yesterday, Saturday.
Reuters quoted a Colombian media as the presidential candidate Miguel Urby in a critical condition after he was shot in Bogota.
A video clip posted on social media showed the 39 -year -old candidate, Miguel Urby, delivering a letter during an electoral occasion in the west of the capital upon hearing the sound of gunshots suddenly.
In another snapshot, a blood -bodied Urby appears on the front of a car before a group of people carried it into a car.
🇨🇴 #Colombia: An assassination attempt was carried out on presidential pre-candidate Miguel Uribe Turbay. He was reportedly shot by a hitman in Fontibón, Bogotá.
There are also reports that a gunfight occurred between his bodyguards and the gunman with at least one other… pic.twitter.com/Gq6gbpUHvP
— POPULAR FRONT (@PopularFront_) June 8, 2025
Government condemnation
The government of the left president condemned Gustavo Petro “Strongly” by attacking Orepe during an election occasion in the west of the country.
A statement issued by the presidency said, “This violent action is not only an attack on his person, but also on democracy, freedom of thought and the legal practice of politics in Colombia.”
Orepe is one of the most critical critics of Petro, a member of the Democratic Central Party led by former President Alvaro Orepe who ruled Colombia from 2002 to 2010.
Miguel Urby announced last October that he aspires to be elected as a president in 2026 to succeed Petro, who is strongly opposed to Petro.
The mayor of Boogota Carlos Gallan said that Urby underwent his injury, adding that “the shooter was arrested.”
Defense Secretary Pedro Sanchez condemned the attack and announced on the X platform that the authorities were providing $ 700,000 a reward for any information leading to the arrest of the perpetrators.