Colombian presidential hopeful, Senator Miguel Uribe, has been shot and wounded in the country's capital, Bogota, according to authorities.The 39-year-old senator was shot during a campaign event on Saturday as part of his run for the presidency in 2026.Uribe is a member of the opposition conservative Democratic Center party which released a statement calling the shooting ‘an unacceptable act of violence’.It said the senator was hosting a campaign event in a public park in the Fontibon neighborhood in the capital when ‘armed subjects’ shot him from behind.The government of left wing President Gustavo Petro issued a statement saying it ‘categorically and forcefully’ rejected the violent attack, and called for a thorough investigation into the events that took place.The government said it is offering some $730,000 as a reward for information in the case.
