Colombia discovered plot to assassinate frontrunner in election race: Govt

Authorities allegedly discovered a plot to assassinate the frontrunner in Colombia’s presidential election race, the leftist Senator Ivan Cepeda. The alleged plot was revealed by President Gustavo Petro and confirmed by Defense Minister Pedro Sanchez nine months after the assassination of Senator Miguel Uribe, who sought to become Cepeda’s opponent on the far-right. In a […] The post Colombia discovered plot to assassinate frontrunner in election race: Govt appeared first on Colombia News.

By Adriaan Alsema