<p>Bogota, Colombia: Unknown perpetrators shot Miguel Uribe, a Colombian senator and presidential hopeful, in the back at a campaign event Saturday in the capital, Bogotá, according to his party.</p>.<p>It was not immediately clear what his condition was.</p>.<p>His party, the conservative Democratic Center, called the event "an unacceptable act of violence" in a statement.</p>.Who was Sana Yousaf? Pakistani influencer shot dead for 'rejecting' man.<p>"We energetically reject this attack that not only endangers the life of a political leader but also threatens democracy and freedom in Colombia," the party added.</p>.<p>Uribe had declared his intention to seek his party's nomination in next year's presidential election.</p>.<p>It was not known if anyone had been detained in connection with the shooting, which happened in Fontibón, a western suburb of Bogotá. The Colombian minister of defense condemned the attack on the social platform X and offered a reward of up to 3 billion Colombian pesos ($728,000) for any information leading to the capture of the perpetrators.</p>.<p>He said that he had ordered the military, national police and intelligence agencies "to deploy all their capabilities to urgently clarify the facts" and would soon hold a meeting to determine a strategy moving forward.</p>.<p>"This attack pains us. It mobilizes us to redouble our efforts to protect life, guarantee free political participation and deliver justice," he added.</p>.<p>President Gustavo Petro expressed his condolences on X.</p>.<p>"My solidarity with the Uribe family," he wrote. "I don't know how to ease their pain."</p>
<p>Bogota, Colombia: Unknown perpetrators shot Miguel Uribe, a Colombian senator and presidential hopeful, in the back at a campaign event Saturday in the capital, Bogotá, according to his party.</p>.<p>It was not immediately clear what his condition was.</p>.<p>His party, the conservative Democratic Center, called the event "an unacceptable act of violence" in a statement.</p>.Who was Sana Yousaf? Pakistani influencer shot dead for 'rejecting' man.<p>"We energetically reject this attack that not only endangers the life of a political leader but also threatens democracy and freedom in Colombia," the party added.</p>.<p>Uribe had declared his intention to seek his party's nomination in next year's presidential election.</p>.<p>It was not known if anyone had been detained in connection with the shooting, which happened in Fontibón, a western suburb of Bogotá. The Colombian minister of defense condemned the attack on the social platform X and offered a reward of up to 3 billion Colombian pesos ($728,000) for any information leading to the capture of the perpetrators.</p>.<p>He said that he had ordered the military, national police and intelligence agencies "to deploy all their capabilities to urgently clarify the facts" and would soon hold a meeting to determine a strategy moving forward.</p>.<p>"This attack pains us. It mobilizes us to redouble our efforts to protect life, guarantee free political participation and deliver justice," he added.</p>.<p>President Gustavo Petro expressed his condolences on X.</p>.<p>"My solidarity with the Uribe family," he wrote. "I don't know how to ease their pain."</p>