Colombia bomb attacks rock southwest, senator still critical after shooting


  • World
  • Tuesday, 10 Jun 2025

A picture of Colombian Senator Miguel Uribe Turbay of the opposition Democratic Center party as people gather outside the Santa Fe Foundation hospital, after Uribe Turbay was shot during a campaign event, in Bogota, Colombia, June 9, 2025. REUTERS/Nathalia Angarita

BOGOTA (Reuters) -Colombia's violence took a new turn on Tuesday as a series of bomb attacks rocked the nation's southwest, while Senator Miguel Uribe continued fighting for his life days after being shot in the head during a campaign rally.

The incidents have shaken the nation and harkened back to the decades of fear and violence residents lived under caused by armed guerrillas, paramilitary groups and drug traffickers.

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