There was an attempt to shoot Vice President Kirchner two weeks ago, but the handgun of the man who threatened him did not go off for some reason.
Argentina vice president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner On Thursday, the man who tried to shoot and his female friend were charged with attempted murder.
Kirchner was shot near his home about two weeks ago. He was saved, because the gun of the man who threatened him with a handgun did not go off for some reason. The attacker was arrested shortly after the incident and his female friend three days later.
Two acquaintances of the couple were also arrested at the beginning of the week, but no charges have been brought against them.
There is no information yet on the motives of the shooting attempt.
President Alberto Fernandez described what happened as the most serious incident in the history of Argentina’s re-democratization.
The 69-year-old Kirchner was the president of Argentina from 2007 to 2015. She is accused of corruption related to public construction projects.
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