Street protests in Colombia after shooting of presidential candidate Uribe

Hundreds of people in Colombia have taken to the streets to condemn the attack on Senator Miguel Uribe, who was shot during a campaign rally in the capital Bogota. Uribe, a 39-year-old presidential candidate for next year's elections, remains in critical condition after undergoing neurosurgery and treatment for a gunshot wound to his left thigh.

Protesters in Bogota called for a reduction in violent political rhetoric, which they say has heightened tensions nationwide. Demonstrators carried a massive Colombian flag and chanted slogans such as "Miguel, my friend, Colombia stands with you."

Uribe, a member of the conservative opposition party Centro Democrático, was shot from behind in a public park, sustaining two head wounds and one to his knee. Current leftist President Petro has ordered security forces to investigate the attack and identify those responsible.