The US State Department condemned the attack on Colombian Senator Uribe.

The United States strongly condemned the attack on Colombian senator and presidential candidate from the Democratic Center party, Miguel Uribe Turbay. This was announced on June 8 by the American Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

"The United States condemns in the strongest terms the attack on Senator Miguel Uribe. This is a direct threat to democracy and the result of aggressive leftist rhetoric emanating from the highest echelons of the Colombian government," the Secretary of State said in a message on the social network X (ex. Twitter).

In addition, Rubio added that all those responsible for the incident should be brought to justice.

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The attack on Senator Miguel Uribe Turbay in the west of the Colombian capital Bogota became known earlier in the day. It was noted that the victim is in critical condition. The mayor of the city, Carlos Fernando Galan, said that the shooter had been detained. According to the newspaper El Tiempo, the shooter in Uribe was allegedly a 15-year-old teenager.