Colombia Presidential Hopeful Dies After June Rally Shooting

Fuente: International Business Times

Several marches and prayer vigils have been held for Miguel Uribe since the June 7 assassination attempt AFP Colombian presidential candidate Miguel Uribe has died two months after being shot at a campaign rally, his family said Monday, as the attack rekindled fears of a return to the nation's violent past. The 39-year-old conservative senator, a grandson of former president Julio Cesar Turbay (1978-1982), was shot in the head and leg on June 7 at a rally in the capital Bogota. Despite signs of progress in recent weeks, his doctors on Saturday announced he had suffered a new brain hemorrhage.