BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombians on Wednesday bid farewell to senator and presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe Turbay, who died more than two months after being shot during a political rally in the South American country’s capital.

Family, friends, members of Congress and a delegation of government officials from the United States honored Uribe, whose coffin was draped with Colombia’s flag. The 39-year-old died Monday in the hospital where he had been since the June 7 shooting. Thousands of mourners paid their respects Tuesday.

“The bullets that took his life not only broke the hearts of his family, they reopened the fractures of a country that has yet to find peace,” Senate President Lidio García said, referring to Colombia’s long history of violence against politicians.

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