According to a report, a colombian presidential candidate was shot three times while addressing supporters at a rally in a park in Bogota. Reportedly, Miguel Turbay who is in a critical condition was shot twice in the head and in the knee, a 15 year old suspect has been detained by police.
According to the report, Mr Turbay’s centro democratico party condemned the attack, calling it a threat to democracy and freedom in Colombia, and the u.s. secretary of state blamed the incident on violent leftist rhetoric coming from the highest levels of the colombian government. Reportedly, Mr Turbay’s wife has asked the nation to pray for his survival.