The conservative Colombian Sen. Miguel Uribe Turbay has been shot and seriously injured at a campaign rally in the capital, Bogota.

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.

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.

Diana Turbay was the founder of news magazine Hoy x Hoy, which was known for its stance to not sensationalise violence, a rare find in Columbia in those days.

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,

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.

Last Thursday, presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe Turbay warned that Colombia was fast sinking back into its violent past. Two days later, a gunman shot him in the head during a rally.The 39-year-old opposition senator now “needs a miracle,