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Colombia presidential hopeful dies after June rally shooting

People stand in front of a tribute to late Colombian presidential candidate Miguel Uribe at Congress in Bogota on August 11, 2025. [AFP]

Colombian presidential candidate Miguel Uribe has died two months after being shot at a campaign rally, his family said Monday, as the attack rekindled fears of a return to the nation's violent past.

The 39-year-old conservative senator, a grandson of former president Julio Cesar Turbay (1978-1982), was shot in the head and leg on June 7 at a rally in the capital Bogota by a suspected 15-year-old hitman.

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