Colombian Presidential Candidate Shot Amid
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Colombian Presidential Candidate Shot Amid Halved Security Measures

The situation for presidential candidate Miguel Uribe, who was shot in the head when he spoke in a park in Colombia's capital Bogotá on Saturday, remains "extremely serious", according to the healthcare. At the same time, the country's president states that the security measures around Uribe were more than halved on the same day as the attack took place.

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The University Hospital Santa Fe reports on Monday afternoon, Swedish time, that Uribe "barely" has responded to medical interventions, including several operations, and is still in a critical condition with an uncertain prognosis.

The 39-year-old senator for the right-wing party Centro Democrático, who has announced that he will run in next year's presidential election, was shot in the head and leg.

President Gustavo Petro announces on Monday that the security personnel around Uribe were reduced by more than half on Saturday.

"I must now report that the security detail around Senator Uribe strangely decreased on the day of the attack, from seven to three people," Petro writes on X and adds that he requested that the government decision be investigated.

A 15-year-old boy has been arrested suspected of the crime, where two other people were injured.

The motive is still unclear.

AuthorTT News AgencyEnglish edition by Sweden Herald, adapted for our readers
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