New Delhi, June 8 -- Miguel Uribe, a presidential candidate in Colombia, was shot at an event in Bogot on Saturday. The government and his party reportedly confirmed the incident. A suspect was arrested in connection with the assassination attempt.

Miguel Uribe, 39, is a right-wing senator and member of the opposition conservative Democratic Center party founded by former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe. The two men are not related.

Uribe's mother, the journalist Diana Turbay, was killed in 1991 during a rescue operation after she was kidnapped by Pablo Escobar's Medellin cartel, Reuters reported.

According to CBS news, an assassination attempt on a high profile political figure has not been seen in Columbia since the era of drug lord...