Shot Colombian presidential candidate has had successful surgery, mayor says

Miguel Uribe said to have entered ‘critical hours’ after attack allegedly by 15-year-old who is in custodyThe Colombian presidential candidate who was shot in Bogotá has successfully undergone a first operation after being flown to hospital in critical condition, the city’s mayor has said.Miguel Uribe, a 39-year-old senator who has been running for the presidency in 2026, “overcame the first surgical intervention”, the mayor of Bogotá, Carlos Fernando Galán, told media on Sunday. Uribe had entered “the critical hours” of recovery, he added.Reuters and AFP contributed to this report. Continue reading...

Shot Colombian presidential candidate has had successful surgery, mayor says

Miguel Uribe said to have entered ‘critical hours’ after attack allegedly by 15-year-old who is in custody

The Colombian presidential candidate who was shot in Bogotá has successfully undergone a first operation after being flown to hospital in critical condition, the city’s mayor has said.

Miguel Uribe, a 39-year-old senator who has been running for the presidency in 2026, “overcame the first surgical intervention”, the mayor of Bogotá, Carlos Fernando Galán, told media on Sunday. Uribe had entered “the critical hours” of recovery, he added.

Reuters and AFP contributed to this report.

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