Cristina Fernández de Kirchner: arrest after attempted shooting of Argentina vice-president
by Uki Goñi in Buenos Aires, Tom Phillips and Sam Jo from World news | The Guardian on (#635TB)
Fernandez de Kirchner was greeting supporters when man approached her and raised handgun to her face
A man has been arrested after a handgun was aimed at point-blank range at Argentina's vice-president, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, in an apparent assassination attempt.
Fernandez de Kirchner survived only because the pistol - which was loaded with five bullets - did not fire, President Alberto Fernandez said.
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