Argentina Declares National Holiday After Failed Assassination Of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner

The Argentine President has declared Friday as a national holiday after the failed assassination of his deputy. An suspected assassin pulled the trigger on the controversial Vice President, but the gun failed to fire.

Reacting to the incident, Argentina’s President Alberto Fernández…

…declared Friday a national holiday to allow Argentines time to “express themselves in defence of life, democracy and in solidarity with the vice-president”.

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Thousands of protesters have since gathered in the city of Bornous Aires to show support to the embattled Mrs Fernández.

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