The attack against a conservative senator, Miguel Uribe Turbay, has shaken a nation that has struggled to move past its long history of political violence.

Miguel Uribe, a member of the right-wing Democratic Center party, was holding an event in Fontibon when "armed subjects shot him in the back."

Colombian presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe is in critical condition after being shot during a political event in Bogotá, prompting widespread condemnation across the political spectrum.