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 Turbay was shot in Bogota on Saturday, according to the government and his party, with no immediate confirmation from the authorities on the status of his condition. The 39-year-old senator is a member of the opposition conservative Democratic Center party,

He was hosting an event in a park when he was wounded, his Democratic Center party said, describing the attack as "serious."