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Pistol-Wielding Gunman Attempts to Assassinate Argentina’s Vice President

September 2, 2022
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In the fashionable neighborhood of Recoleta in Buenos Aires, a lone gunman attempted to shoot Argentina’s Vice-President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner while she was returning to her apartment on the evening of Sept. 1. Minister of the Economy Sergio Masa called the event an “attempted assassination” on Twitter. This arrives only eight days after legislators…

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Plot to Assassinate Zelensky Foiled, Top Ukrainian Official Says

March 2, 2022
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An assassination attempt against Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky by Chechens has been foiled, a top Ukrainian official said. An “elite group” of Chechens had arrived in Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, to assassinate Zelensky, Oleksiy Danilov, secretary of the National Security and Defense Council, said during a briefing, according to a Telegram post by Ukraine’s Center for…

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