A prominent Colombian right-wing presidential candidate is in critical condition after being shot three times during a campaign event in Bogota on Saturday, authorities said. Thirty-nine-year-old Senator Miguel Uribe was speaking to supporters in the capital when a gunman shot him twice in the head and once in the knee before being detained.

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.