Without anyone noticing, a man penetrated this Thursday the circle of people that surrounded the Argentine Vice President, Cristina Kirchner, and managed to point a gun at him.
The event that occurred this Thursday night generated a commotion in Recoleta, Argentina, where several militants and officials have been guarding the area where the vice president lives for days.
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Images taken by the television channel C5N recorded the moment in which a person pulls out a firearm in front of the former president’s face (2007-2015).
So far there is no confirmation on the authenticity of the weapon. In fact, the Minister of Security, Aníbal Fernández, showed caution in the face of what happened.
“A person who is indicated by those who are close to him shows a weapon and is detained by custody personnel, they move him away, the weapon is found. Now the situation has to be analyzed by our scientific people to evaluate the traces and the capacity and disposition that this person had,” the minister told C5N.
According to government sources consulted by La Nación, the man who pointed the gun could be identified as Fernando Andres Sabag Montiel, a 35-year-old citizen of Brazilian nationality.
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The subject had a record for carrying non-conventional weapons, dated March 17, 2021. The individual will be transferred to a police station to carry out the corresponding inquiries.
Members of the militancy told La Nación that the subject tried to shoot the vice president but no shot was fired.
He put the revolver in front of her. Cristina crouched down and several, including militants and guards, reduced him
“We were in the hubbub of seeing our leader when suddenly there was a riot. We were making a cordon with our comrades and suddenly, without saying a word, the man took aim. He put the revolver in front of her. Cristina crouched down and several , between militants and custody, they reduced it”, they specified.
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In the video broadcast by C5N, you can see the moment in which the agents who protect the head of the Senate corner the man, warned by the protesters.
The case is being investigated by Judge María Eugenia Capuchetti. As a result of the incident, the PFA formed a police cordon. The incident occurs 24 hours after the arrest of a delivery man after he sang songs against Cristina Kirchner and prepared to fight with the militancy.
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