Man arrested for pointing gun at head of Argentina’s Kirchner

Argentina’s Vice President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has been threatened by a man with a gun, in what one government colleague described as an assassination attempt. No shots were fired, and she was unharmed, Qazet.az reports.

A man was later arrested over the incident, which took place outside Kirchner’s home in Buenos Aires on Thursday, Security Minister Anibal Fernandez said.

Several television channels broadcast footage of the man, who was part of a crowd gathering around Kirchner as she got out of her car, aiming a gun at the politician’s head from close range. Thousands have gathered in recent days to support the former president, who is in the midst of a corruption trial.

Fernandez said police would open an investigation.