Shot Colombian presidential candidate survives emergency surgery

Miguel Uribe still fighting for his life, his wife says, after attack allegedly by 15-year-old who is in custody

Miguel Uribe, the rightwing Colombian presidential candidate who was shot at a campaign event in Bogota on Saturday, has made it through emergency surgery but is still fighting for his life, according to his wife.

Uribe, a 39-year-old senator for the opposition conservative Democratic Centre party and an outspoken critic of Colombia's leftwing president, Gustavo Petro, was attacked as he hosted the event in a public park in the Fontibon neighbourhood of the Colombian capital.

Reuters and AFP contributed to this report.