A Colombian presidential candidate has been shot and seriously injured at a campaign event in the capital, Bogota. Miguel Uribe Turbay, 39, was hit three times - reportedly twice in the head - by a gunman while he was addressing a small crowd in a park on Saturday.

BOGOTA (Reuters) -Colombian Senator Miguel Uribe, a potential presidential contender, was shot in Bogota on Saturday, according to the government and his party, as his wife said he was fighting for his life in hospital.

Colombian Senator Miguel Uribe Turbay, a possible candidate in the country’s presidential election next year, was shot and wounded at a campaign rally in Bogota on Saturday