{"id":1630245,"date":"2022-09-01T22:48:48","date_gmt":"2022-09-02T02:48:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1630245"},"modified":"2022-09-01T22:49:43","modified_gmt":"2022-09-02T02:49:43","slug":"video-man-points-gun-inches-from-argentine-vice-presidents-face-in-alleged-assassination-attempt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/video-man-points-gun-inches-from-argentine-vice-presidents-face-in-alleged-assassination-attempt\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: Man Points Gun Inches From Argentine Vice President\u2019s Face In Alleged Assassination Attempt"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fvideo-man-points-gun-inches-from-argentine-vice-presidents-face-in-alleged-assassination-attempt%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1630245&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/argentina\">Argentine<\/a> Vice President Cristina Fernandez was threatened Thursday night by a man in a crowd who pointed a gun inches away from her face.<\/p>\n<p>The alleged assassination attempt happened in front of the vice president\u2019s home in Buenos Aires. Video of the incident shows Fernandez ducking down in shock after the weapon is pointed at her before the armed man appears to get wrestled away.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"ca\" dir=\"ltr\">WATCH: Person tries to assassinate the Vice President of Argentina, Cristina Fern\u00e1ndez de Kirchner<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/y7pRRoL1FR\">pic.twitter.com\/y7pRRoL1FR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 BNO News (@BNONews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BNONews\/status\/1565519035432828928?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 2, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sergio Massa, the country\u2019s economy minister, called the incident an \u201cattempted assassination,\u201d Reuters <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/americas\/argentina-vp-unharmed-after-assailant-threatens-her-with-gun-2022-09-02\/\">reported<\/a>. \u201cWhen hate and violence prevail over debate, societies are destroyed and situations like these arise,\u201d he tweeted.<\/p>\n<p>The suspect was reportedly detained by the vice president\u2019s security team. \u201cA person who was identified by those who were close to him who had a gun was detained by (the vice president\u2019s) security personnel. They set him aside, found the weapon, and now it must be analyzed,\u201d Security Minister An\u00edbal Fern\u00e1ndez told the local news station, <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/International\/wireStory\/man-detained-pointing-gun-argentine-vice-president-89197313\">according<\/a> to ABC News. A police spokesman told Reuters that the suspect could be from Brazil.<\/p>\n<p>Hundreds of people gathered in support of Fernandez, the former president of Argentina, as she faces a corruption trial. Fernandez is accused of illegally directing state funds to a family friend through public works contracts. Prosecutors are seeking a 12-year prison sentence for the 69-year-old vice president.<\/p>\n<p>Supporters and protesters have gathered for nearly a week, and demonstrations <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-latin-america-62704448\">turned violent<\/a> last weekend, resulting in five police officers being injured and four protesters being placed under arrest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernandez was threatened Thursday night by a man in a crowd who pointed a gun inches away from her face. The alleged assassination attempt happened in front of the vice president\u2019s home in Buenos Aires. 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