What led to the attempted assassination of a Colombian politician?
The Take
Al Jazeera
4.7 • 748 Ratings
🗓️ 19 June 2025
⏱️ 21 minutes
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Summary
A 15-year-old pulls the trigger on a presidential candidate in Bogota, and Colombia’s ghost of political violence suddenly feels very present. Is the latest episode of political violence a sign that Colombia's peace process has failed, and can it promise fair elections in 2026?
In this episode:
- Juanita Goebertus Estrada (@JuanitaGoe), Human Rights Watch Americas division director
Episode credits:
This episode was produced by Tamara Khandaker, Sonia Bhagat and Haleema Shah with Phillip Lanos, Spencer Cline, Chloe K. Li, Mariana Navarrete, Khaled Soltan, Remas Alhawari and our guest host, Manuel Rapalo. It was edited by Kylene Kiang and Noor Wazwaz.
Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our video editor is Hisham Abu Salah. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio.
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| 0:00.0 | Al Jazeera Podcasts. |
| 0:07.0 | Today, Colombia reels after presidential candidate is gunned down mid-speech. |
| 0:17.4 | Colombian opposition senator Miguel Ribe, a potential presidential contender, |
| 0:22.6 | was rushed to hospital after being shot at a political event in Bogota on Saturday. |
| 0:27.6 | Why the attempted assassination of Miguel Uribe Turbay has shaken Colombia and reopened old wounds? |
| 0:35.6 | I'm Manuel Rappalo, and this is the take. |
| 0:45.7 | It happened in broad daylight, at a park in Bogota on June 7th. |
| 0:53.7 | Colombian senator and conservative presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe Turbay was speaking at a campaign |
| 1:00.0 | rally, addressing a crowd of supporters. |
| 1:02.0 | He was mid-sentence when the first shot rang out. |
| 1:06.0 | Second, the |
| 1:10.0 | principal problem in Colombia. Someone had come up from behind and opened fire at close range. |
| 1:19.9 | Uribe was hit in the head and chest. |
| 1:22.2 | He collapsed, bleeding heavily, and was rushed to a nearby hospital. |
| 1:26.4 | The shooter tried to escape, but was wrestled to |
| 1:28.7 | the ground by bodyguards and bystanders. He was a teenager. Authorities said they arrested a |
| 1:34.6 | minor under 15 years of age, saying he was carrying a 9mm Glock pistol-type firearm. |
| 1:41.5 | Video of the shooting made the rounds on phones and newscasts, shocking Colombians, and |
| 1:47.1 | evoking painful memories of one of the darkest chapters of political violence in |
| 1:52.0 | Colombia. |
| 1:53.3 | The type of political violence used against political candidates is certainly something that we |
| 1:59.8 | had not seen in 30 years in Colombia. |
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