FILE PHOTO: Colombian left-wing presidential candidate Gustavo Petro of the Coalition Historic Pact party speaks during the announcement of his chief debater in Bogota, Colombia April 6, 2022. REUTERS/Nathalia Angarita/File Photo
BOGOTA (Reuters) -Gustavo Petro, the leftist front-runner in Colombia's presidential election, on Monday canceled events in the country's coffee region because of what his office said was a plot by a crime gang to attempt to take his life.
Petro, a former M-19 guerrilla and mayor of Bogota, was scheduled to travel to the region, including the city of Manizales, on Tuesday and Wednesday, ahead of the scheduled vote on May 29.
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