Colombian presidential presidential candidate, Miguel Urby, opened fire during the campaign event

The government said and carried it, according to media reports, that the Colombian Senator and the presidential candidate were shot on Saturday in Bogota.

Miguel Urie, 39, was hosting a campaign event in a public park when he was “armed with the back.”

There is no word about the state of Urby.

Miguel Urie, 39, was hosting a campaign event in a public park when he was shot. (RAUL Arboleda/AFP via Getty Images)

He is a member of the opposition right -wing Democratic Center party, which was founded by former Colombian President Alvaro Urby.

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Reuters contributed to this report.