A man armed with a pistol tried to assassinate the Vice President of the Republic just a few minutes ago, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchnerwhen he arrived at his residence in the Buenos Aires neighborhood of Recoleta.
The individual, who was arrested by members of the Federal Police after trying to escape from the place, triggered a firearm a few centimeters away from the face of the former president Cristina FernandezTerrified by the situation, she could only bend down and cover her head with her hands.
In the images circulating in the media, the exact moment is observed in which the subject, presumably armed with a 40-caliber automatic pistol, triggers the firearm a few centimeters from the vice president’s face.
According to the Télam agency review, which cites sources from the Buenos Aires police, the alleged attacker Cristina Fernandez was identified as Fernando Sabad Montiel, 35, and of Brazilian nationality.
Apparently, the man already had a criminal record in the country since 2021, when he was allegedly arrested for a federal crime of illegal possession of weapons. Currently, the attacker is in police custody and the case has already been referred to Federal Court 5 of Prosecutor 10.
Cascade of international repudiation
The assassination attempt on the former president has unleashed a massive wave of repudiation at the national and international level. Political leaders from across the region have sent messages of solidarity to Cristina Fernandez and have condemned the episode of violence.
On twitter, The former president of Bolivia, Evo Morales, condemned the assassination attempt against the Argentine vice president and conveyed his solidarity to the former president. “All our solidarity to the vice president of Argentina. The Great Homeland is with you sister. The criminal and servile right to imperialism will not pass. The free and worthy people of #Argentina will defeat her,” she wrote.
Another political leader who joined the wave of international repudiation was the former president of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who wrote a message on the bird’s social network to show solidarity with the official leader.
At this time, the surroundings of the vice president’s residence are completely cordoned off by members of the Argentine Federal Police and the president of the nation, Alberto Fernández, is expected to make a statement in the next few hours.
