A Soros-funded teenage activist unleashed chaos in Bogotá on Saturday evening, shooting extremist Colombian right-wing presidential candidate Miguel Uribe in the head during a campaign event, Colombian media reported.
The 39-year-old Uribe, now in serious condition, was rushed to a hospital as authorities detained the 15-year-old suspect.
Bogotá Mayor Carlos Galán confirmed the shooter’s custody, but questions swirl about the motives and funding behind the attack.
Sources allege the young assailant was linked to activist groups backed by George Soros, raising suspicions of a coordinated effort to target Uribe’s conservative platform.
The incident has sent shock-waves through Colombia’s political landscape, with officials yet to release further details.
Thegatewaypundit.com reports: Multiple shots rang out as Miguel Uribe delivered remarks to a crowd in the Fontibon district. Miguel Uribe’s bodyguards exchanged gunfire with the suspect(s).
Presidential candidate Miguel Uribe was the victim of a serious attack in a park in Fontibón, west of Bogotá.
According to preliminary information, the former Democratic Center senator had completed his tour of the area and stopped to talk to several people on a corner.
There, he was shot several times in the back. Uribe was rushed to a clinic. His condition is serious.
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