Argentina' vice president is threatened by a man wielding a handgun
Argentina's president says an attempt to kill the vice president fails when a handgun misfires
by The Associated Press
Sep 02, 2022
3 minutes
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — A man tried to kill Argentina's politically powerful Vice President Cristina Fernández outside her home, but the handgun misfired, the country's president said.
The man was quickly overpowered by her security officers in the incident Thursday night, officials said.
President Alberto Fernández, who is not related to the vice president, a former president herself, said the pistol did not discharge when the man tried to fire it.
"A man pointed a firearm at her head
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