Argentine politicians, former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT), senator Simone Tebet (MDB), and former Bolivian president Evo Morales have shown solidarity with Argentina’s vice president, Cristina Kirchner, who was the target of an attempted attack tonight.
Through her Twitter, PT described Cristina Kirchner as a “friend” and regretted the attack by “a criminal fascist who doesn’t know how to respect difference and diversity,” according to Lula.
Mauricio Macri, Argentina’s former president and opponent of Cristina in the last election, also regretted what happened and offered to support the vice president.
Attempt to attack
According to local newspaper Clarín, 1 person was arrested tonight on suspicion of threatening Argentina’s Vice President Cristina Kirchner with a gun. According to local media, the action was to take place around 9 pm (local time) when the woman arrived at the home in the Recoleta district of Buenos Aires after presiding over the Senate session.
The incident occurred at the entrance to Kirchner’s home, where hundreds of protesters had gathered in recent days to support the former president, who is on trial on corruption charges.
Local TV captured footage (Look up) The moment when Kirchner gets out of the car, bows his head amid the crowd of fans, and a man approaches a little more than a meter away, gun in hand. According to the Argentine television channel C5N, the gun failed, which prevented him from shooting the vice president.
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source: Noticias
