2025-06-17
3 分钟The Economist. On June 7th, a 15-year-old gunman shot at Miguel Uribe,
a senator from the right-wing Democratic Center Party,
while he was campaigning in Bogotá, Colombia's capital.
He was hit in the head.
The boy was arrested and charged with attempted murder.
The 39-year-old Mr. Uribe, a contender in next year's presidential election, is in intensive care.
The shooting is the most serious act of political violence in Colombia for 30 years.
It recalls a brutal chapter in the country's armed conflict between 1986 and 1990,
when five presidential candidates were assassinated.
Politicians of all strikes spoke out against violence in politics.
Gustavo Petro, Colombia's left-wing president, agreed to temper his tongue.
Just a few days earlier,
he had labelled Mr Uribe the grandson of a president who ordered the torture of 10,000 Colombians.
In protest, Mr Uribe's supporters marched in Bogota.
Well-wishers held vigil outside the hospital.
Violence erupted again on June 10th.
At least eight people were killed in a wave of explosions and gun attacks across the southwest of the country.
Bombs were planted at police stations in Cali,
the third largest city, with three officers among the dead.
Armando Benedetti, the Interior Minister,