The brazen attack, captured on video, recalled the political violence of past decades. The senator arrived at a hospital in critical condition.

BOGOTA (Reuters) -Colombian Senator Miguel Uribe, a potential presidential contender, was shot in Bogota on Saturday, according to the government and his party, as his wife said he was fighting for his life in hospital.

Colombian senator Miguel Uribe, a presidential hopeful, was shot twice at a Bogota campaign event by a 15-year-old. He is in critical condition after surgery. The attack sparked national and international condemnation,