A man has been arrested after attempting to shoot Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, Argentina's vice-president and former President, at point blank range outside her home in Buenos Aires on Thursday.
Video of the incident shows the vice president smiling as she walks by a crowd of people.
A man in the crowd then surges forward, pointing a gun at Fernández de Kirchner's face and apparently attempting a shot.
No bullets are fired and the two-time former President flinches backward, unharmed.
The attacker was taken into custody after a few seconds of confusion and panic."
When the gun was checked five live bullets were found in the gun