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🇦🇷 Brazilian man tries to kill Argentina’s VP
Argentina is in shock after Vice President Cristina Kirchner suffered an assassination attempt last night. The attack was captured on camera, showing a 35-year-old Brazilian man brandishing a gun on Ms. Kirchner and pulling the trigger. The weapon did not fire, and no one was injured. The shooter is under police custody and is scheduled to testify later today.
- “Cristina remains alive because, for a reason not yet technically confirmed, the gun, which contained five bullets, did not fire,” President Alberto Fernández said last night.
Why it matters. As Mr. Fernández declared last night, the attempt on Ms. Kirchner’s life was the single gravest episode of political violence since Argentina’s return to democracy in the 1980s.
The shooter. Authorities identified the gunman as Fernando Sabag Montiel, and...