Body of assassinated presidential hopeful lies in state at Colombian Congress

Colombian police officers escort the coffin of late presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe into Congress in Bogotá, where relatives and lawmakers pay their respects as his body lies in state. Uribe died on August 11, two months after being shot in the head during a June 7 campaign rally. His wife announced the death after his condition deteriorated following a new brain hemorrhage linked to the assassination attempt, in which he was struck three times, twice in the head. IMAGES