BOGOTA (Reuters) - Gunmen shot at the convoy of a left-wing Colombian presidential candidate on Sunday but no one was injured, police said, raising tensions ahead of May elections that will centre on how to end a five-decade war with guerrillas.
The convoy of Aida Avella of the Patriotic Union party came under fire when it was travelling on a highway in the oil-rich northeastern province of Arauca, where the left-wing FARC and ELN rebels have a heavy presence.
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