Alleged organiser of shooting of Colombian senator caught by police

Elder Jose Arteaga Hernandez in custody after the non-fatal attack on Miguel Uribe Turbay in a Bogota park in June

The alleged mastermind behind the shooting of a conservative Colombian senator and presidential candidate has been taken into custody, almost a month after the attack, law enforcement authorities have said.

Elder Jose Arteaga Hernandez, alias Chipi" or Costeno", was arrested in the north-western part of the capital, Bogota, on Saturday, national police director Maj Gen Carlos Fernando Triana told reporters. Authorities had previously accused him and other suspects of being near the Bogota park where Miguel Uribe Turbay was shot on 7 June.