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President of Argentina, Alberto Fernandez, leads popular act in Buenos Aires
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina’s president says a man tried to kill politically powerful Vice President Cristina Fernández outside her home, but failed because the handgun misfired.
The man was quickly overpowered in the incident Thursday night and the vice president appeared unhurt. President Alberto Fernández says the pistol was loaded but did not discharge when the man pulled the trigger.
Vice President Fernández is a former president herself. The attack came as she is facing a trial for alleged acts of corruption during her 2007-2015 presidency — charges that she vehemently denies and that have led her supporters to surround her home in the upscale Recoleta neighborhood of Argentina’s capital.
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