The gun did not go off while the man, who was asking for her autograph, waved the weapon in her face. Read more at straitstimes.com.
BUENOS AIRES - A man was arrested in Argentina on Thursday for pointing a gun at Vice-President Cristina Kirchner, security minister Anibal Fernandez said.
The gun did not go off as the man, who approached Mrs Kirchner as part of a crowd gathering around the politician to ask for her autograph, waved the weapon in her face.Mrs Kirchner's opponent party Together for Change condemned the attack. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, a strong Kirchner ally who has called the accusations against her a"farce", also tweeted his support Thursday night.
Hundreds of activists have gathered in recent days in front of the home of Mrs Kirchner, who is accused of fraudulently awarding public works contracts in her stronghold in Patagonia.
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