Colombia: president says shot candidate had security detail cut on day of attack

A woman lights a candle at the site where Miguel Uribe was shot during a campaign event in Bogóta. Photograph: Nathalia Angarita/Reuters

The security detail for the Colombian presidential candidate who was shot at a campaign rally over the weekend was severely reduced on the day of the attack, the country’s president has said.

Miguel Uribe Turbay, 39, was shot twice in the head at close range by an alleged 15-year-old hitman while campaigning in Bogotá on Saturday. He has reportedly shown little response to medical interventions.