'Message of hate': Argentines shaken by failed gun attack on VP Kirchner
By Lucila Sigal and Miguel Lo Bianco
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - A new mood of unease pervaded Argentina on Friday as rattled citizens woke to the aftermath of a gun attack on their high-profile vice president that, barring a mechanical malfunction, could well have killed her.
The assailant pointed the weapon - which authorities said was loaded - at Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner outside her central Buenos Aires home from point-blank range, but it failed to discharge.
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