FARC guerrilla dissidents deny being behind senator's attack


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  • Friday, 13 Jun 2025

FILE PHOTO: An image of Colombian Senator Miguel Uribe Turbay of the opposition Democratic Center party is displayed, after he was shot during a campaign event, in Bogota, Colombia, June 10, 2025. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez/File Photo

BOGOTA (Reuters) -The main dissident faction of the former Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerrilla denied any responsibility for the attack against Colombian senator Miguel Uribe, on a statement Friday.

The senator and potential presidential candidate remains hospitalized in an intensive care unit after being shot in Bogota on Saturday.

(Reporting by Luis Jaime Acosta;)

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