India, June 9 -- The United States has strongly condemned the attempted assassination of Colombian presidential candidate Miguel Uribe Turbay.
This is a direct threat to democracy and the result of the violent leftist rhetoric coming from the highest levels of the Colombian government, Secretary Of State Marco Rubio said in a statement.
Senator Miguel Uribe is in a 'critical condition' after he was shot multiple times on the head while speaking at a campaign rally in capital, Bogota, on Saturday.
Police arrested a teen-aged suspect immediately after the incident.
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