Colombia Arrests Key Suspect in Senator Assassination Attempt
Colombia's Police Director Carlos Triana stands in front of a projected image of Elder Jose Arteaga Hernandez, allegedly responsible for the attack on Colombian presidential candidate Miguel Uribe, during a press conference in Bogota on July 5.
Photographer: Luis Acosta/AFP/Getty ImagesColombian police arrested one of the main suspects in the June assassination attempt of Senator Miguel Uribe Turbay, Caracol Radio reported.
Elder José Arteaga Hernández, aka “El Costeño,” the alleged mastermind of the attack against Uribe Turbay, was arrested in a west Bogota neighborhood, police and the attorney general’s office confirmed Saturday. Arteaga is the fifth person arrested in the case, which includes a 15-year-old alleged shooter.