LIVE: Colombian Senate honors slain presidential candidate Miguel Uribe

Colombia's Senate holds a ceremony after Senator and presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe, who was shot in the head at a campaign event two months ago, died earlier today at the age of 39.

Uribe, a member of a prominent political family and a lawmaker for the right-wing opposition, was shot on June 7 in Bogota, where he was speaking to try to secure his party's nomination for the 2026 elections.

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Post from Reuters on August 11, 2025