A deputy from Corrientes was shot in the middle of the campaign closing ceremony and is in serious condition. Is about Miguel Arias, leader of the Front of All in said province, in which next Sunday elections will be held to elect governor.
The incident occurred in the south of the province, in the town of Tapebicuá. The Peronist deputy was transferred to the San José Hospital in the city of Paso de los Libresreported the channel C5N.
The attack happened while Arias was witnessing a campaign closing ceremony with the mayor of Paso de los Libres, Martin Ascúa, and local candidates who this Sunday will participate in the elections in which municipal and provincial authorities are elected.
According to local media, the provincial deputy was wounded by a .22 caliber firearm shot after being attacked by a person who could not be arrested. The first hypotheses indicate that the attack would be directed at the candidate for local mayor.
“The police reported the transfer and we are going to assess the degree of the injury,” he informed Telam Agency the director of the San José hospital, Jorge Ferreira Dame, confirming the case. The bullet received him in the abdomen and his condition would be delicate.
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