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Colombian senator shot in Bogota during campaign event

By Zach LaChance
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A Colombian senator and presidential hopeful was shot on Saturday while at a campaign event in Bogota, according to multiple reports.

Miguel Uribe, 39 and a member of the right-wing Democratic Center party, was holding an event in Fontibon, a suburb of the capital city, when he was reportedly shot three times, including twice in the head.

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