News of attack

'Racism, machismo and classism' evident in Báez Sosa killing, say sociologists

27-01-2023 16:10 High-profile murder trial into the brutal killing of young Fernando Báez Sosa, beaten to death by a group of eight rugby players, shines a light on discrimination in Argentina.

Terror trial over 2017 New York truck attack begins

09-01-2023 22:01 Uzbek attacker Sayfullo Saipov stands trial on terrorism and murder charges for killing of eight people in 2017 truck rampage. Five of those killed were friends from Rosario celebrating 30 years since their high school graduation. At least 12 other people were wounded.

Court orders release of one of four detained for attack on CFK

01-11-2022 13:20 Appeals court in Buenos Aires orders release of 21-year-old Agustina Díaz due to a lack of evidence to indict her; Leader of ‘los copitos’ gang Gabriel Carrizo to be remanded in custody under pre-trial detention.

Airport Security Police recover content from CFK attacker’s phone

06-10-2022 15:01 Head of Airport Security Police (PSA) confirms experts have gained access to “three Google accounts” and “entire Telegram database” of Fernando Sabag Montiel; Investigators will now comb through messages dating back to 2020.

Cristina the candidate?

21-09-2022 22:32 Frente de Todos closed ranks on vice-president after failed attack after the assassination attempt. What the opinion polls say about her chances of running for office – and her image.

by Rodis Recalt

President warns UN leaders of threat from political violence

20-09-2022 22:21 Alberto Fernández addresses attempted assassination of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner on world stage for first time, as he calls for greater global solidarity on efforts to tackle political violence and food insecurity.

Poll finds one in two believe CFK assassination attempt was fabricated

15-09-2022 23:43 Survey of 1,700 individuals finds that 58.4% of respondents believe failed shooting attempt in Recoleta to be “an invented fact.”

Extremist group in spotlight as Fernández de Kirchner attack probe progresses

15-09-2022 23:38 Fernando André Sabag Montiel and Brenda Uliarte formally charged with attempted murder; AFI leaks audio from Revolución Federal group proposing “infiltration” techniques to kill the vice-president.

President claims Fernández de Kirchner's attackers also wanted to kill him

12-09-2022 16:38 President Alberto Fernández speaks about the assassination attempt against Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner during interview with Spanish television and says he was also set to be targeted.

Cristina Fernández de Kirchner's attacker – not such a lone wolf?

12-09-2022 15:32 Fernando André Sabag Montiel, the man who pulled the trigger against Cristina Fernández de Kirchner but failed to kill her, is still an unknown quantity in Argentina – but it's increasingly looking like he did not act alone.

Neo-Nazi memes and the conspiracy to kill Cristina

10-09-2022 02:00 Our level of distrust in democratic institutions, the media, and society in general is well documented and it follows certain global trends that have given rise to dangerous fringe organisations, particularly right-wingers, more broadly grouped by having been pushed toward the edges of the system.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

Call for ‘hate speech’ law divides government and galvanises opposition

09-09-2022 11:22 Ruling coalition U-turns on proposal after INADI anti-discrimination institute Director Victoria Donda demands introduction of ‘hate speech’ law in wake of attack on vice-president.

by Sam Forster, for the Buenos Aires Times

After attack on CFK, Alberto Fernández accepts tighter security

08-09-2022 23:27 The president resumed his agenda with a ceremony in San Martín this week, with some 20 percent of the presidential military staff now assigned to bodyguard duties. Cristina Fernández de Kirchner is also more tightly guarded.

by Rosario Ayerdi

Attack on Cristina Fernández de Kirchner triggers misinformation and mistrust

08-09-2022 14:22 As news agencies began transmitting the image of a man pulling the trigger of a pistol aimed at the face of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, social networks were exploding with messages casting doubts about the attack.

Public works graft trial resumes, just four days after failed attack on Veep

05-09-2022 12:24 Trial investigating alleged corruption involving Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and 12 others resumes with defence arguments, just four days after shocking failed shooting attack on vice-president.

Police confirm arrest of girlfriend of Fernández de Kirchner's attacker

05-09-2022 08:17 Fernández de Kirchner's lawyer Gregorio Dalbón says he's sure attacker Fernando André Sabag Montiel "didn't act alone," as police confirm arrest of his 23-year-old girlfriend Brenda Uliarte.

Argentina assassination threat spooks Brazilian presidential candidates

03-09-2022 16:43 Attack on Argentina’s vice-president has sent shock waves through the campaigns of Brazil’s presidential front-runners just weeks before October’s election.

Violence never the solution

03-09-2022 11:24 What happened on Thursday night remains unimaginable but somehow it must be imagined and faced. A country whose capacity for shock has seemingly been tested to the limits is now tested yet further.

Vice-president survives gunman’s assassination attempt

02-09-2022 12:08 The incident comes at a time in which Argentina is bitterly polarised after years of economic crisis and political infighting.

Stunned Argentines condemn shocking shooting attempt

02-09-2022 11:12 Large demonstrations called for midday Friday across Argentina in repudiation of the failed assassination attempt on Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner's life.