SEE: Man Pointing Gun At Argentina VP Cristina Fernandez De Kirchner Amidst The Political Chaos
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In an assassination attempt, a handgun was pointed directed at Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, purportedly threatening the VP of Argentina in the midst of political confusion. The suspect was reportedly detained on Thursday, 1st September. As indicated by the president of Argentina Alberto Fernández, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner was reportedly only able to escape because the gun, which was carrying five bullets, was not fired. The suspect has been identified as a Brazilian man who goes by the name Fernando Andrés Sabag Montiel. Alberto Fernandezs the President of Argentina said, A man pointed a gun at her head and pulled the trigger. Cristina is as yet alive only because, for reasons unknown yet to be confirmed, the gun…did not fire.
Based on the sources, the said incident reportedly happened outside Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s home in the Recoleta neighbourhood of Buenos Aires at 9 pm nearby time on Thursday. Hundreds of protesters late assembled to show their support for the former leader, who is right now reportedly facing a corruption trial. Sergio Massa, the economy minister, depicted the episode as an ‘attempted assassination’. He said When hate and violence beat debate, societies are annihilated and circumstances like these emerge, attempted assassination.
A Viral Video Shows A Man Pointing A Gun At Argentina VP Cristina Fernández de Kirchner
Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, Argentina’s VP barely got away from death after a loaded handgun reportedly aimed at point-blank range failed to fire at the last moment. The attacker, a 35-year-old Brazilian man, has been arrested by the authorities. He has been recognized as Fernando André Sabag Montiel. The VP, be that as it may, didn’t seem to have experienced any injury. Gina De Bai, a witness who was near the Vice President during the episode, told The Associated Press she heard the trigger being pulled. She said she didn’t understand it was a handgun until the man was surged by security staff.
Insane video out of Argentina—a man points what appears to be a gun at embattled Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner amid political chaos over corruption case against her. More here: https://t.co/nxn1Wgds1l pic.twitter.com/23spEVbAaY
— Conor Finnegan (@cjf39) September 2, 2022
In the viral video, an arm with a gun can be seen reaching out toward Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner’s temple as she welcomed allies outside her home in the Recoleta area in Buenos Aires. She dodged when he pulls the trigger yet the gun doesn’t go off, individuals encompassing the man seem stunned. An individual who was identified by the people who were near him who had a gun was kept by (the VP’s) security personnel, Security Minister Aníbal Fernandez told local cable news channel C5N, revealed AP.
🇦🇷 | BREAKING: the national police identified the subject who tried to assassinate the current vice president of Argentina, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner. pic.twitter.com/f0IHBeH4y5
— YES 🍊 (@IntenseTrump) September 2, 2022
President Alberto Fernandez’s office issued a news release saying they ‘condemn the attempted assassination of the VP.’ What happened this evening is of outrageous gravity and threatens democracy, institutions and law and order, peruses the release as per AP. Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner served as president for two terms somewhere in the range between 2007 and 2015. Last week, a prosecutor called for a 12-year sentence in a case including alleged corruption in public works in the mid-2000s. She is likewise expected to run for the post of president in the following year’s general elections.
