Argentina’s vice-president has narrowly avoided assassination after a gunman’s weapon jammed as he aimed at her.
Footage shows the moment Cristina Fernández de Kirchner found herself face-to-face with the loaded weapon.
The former president was outside her home, surrounded by a mob of supporters who back her in her fight against corruption charges.
Police said the gunman, identified as a 35-year-old Brazilian man, had been taken into custody.
They are attempting to establish a motive for the attack on the left-leaning politician, who was Argentina’s president from 2007 to 2015, and its first lady for four years before that.
President Alberto Fernández revealed the gun was loaded with five bullets, but failed to fire when triggered.
Video circulating on social media shows the gun emerging from the crowd as Ms Fernández de Kirchner approaches. She initially appears confused by what is going on, ducking down to retrieve an object dropped on the floor.
In another video, people in the crowd appear to try to block Ms Fernández de Kirchner from the suspected gunman, who came within inches of her.
The crowd has been gathering outside her home for the last few nights in a show of support as she fights charges of defrauding the state and being involved in a scheme to divert public funds while she was president.
A police spokesperson earlier told Reuters news agency that a weapon was found a few metres from the scene after the man had been arrested.
Cristina Fernández de Kirchner...Lucky to be alive