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Right-wing Colombian presidential candidate shot at rally: reports

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A Colombian senator and presidential candidate was shot on Saturday in Bogotá, the government and his campaign said, according to media reports. 

Miguel Uribe, 39, was hosting a campaign event in a public park when “armed subjects shot him in the back.”

There is no word on Uribe’s condition. 

Miguel Uribe, 39, was hosting a campaign event in a public park when he was shot.  (Raul Arboleda/AFP via Getty Images)

He is a member of the opposition right-wing Democratic Center party, founded by former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe.

This is a developing story. Please check back for updates. 

Reuters contributed to this report. 

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