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Argentina’s President Javier Milei’s election campaign in the capital city of Buenos Aires met with fierce protestors who pelted stones at him during the rally as they demonstrated against a corruption scandal.
Milei, who was whisked from the scene by his security detail, sustained no injuries after his motorcade was attacked, presidential spokesman Manuel Adorni wrote on X.
AFP journalists saw Milei riding in the back of a pickup truck, greeting his supporters as he campaigned for the upcoming elections, when the protestors started hurling rocks, plants and bottles at him.
Demonstrators protesting a corruption scandal pelted Argentina President Javier Milei with plants, rocks and bottles near Buenos Aires on Wednesday. The libertarian leader was not hurt and was whisked away by his security detail https://t.co/FEMz4cOMo0 pic.twitter.com/CMFc16lTIZ
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The vehicle carrying the president and his sister, Karina Milei, along with other officials, hastily left the scene. Afterwards, scuffles broke out between supporters and opponents of the libertarian leader.
The skirmishes arose amid a scandal in Argentina over alleged corruption at the public disability agency involving Karina Milei, her brother’s right-hand woman and presidential secretary.
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More ShortsMinutes beforehand, the president had addressed the scandal that erupted following the leak of audio recordings by the the former head of the disability agency, Diego Spagnuolo.
In the recordings, Spagnuolo claimed that Karina Milei pocketed funds destined for people with disabilities.
“Everything (the agency head) says is a lie,” President Milei said.
With inputs from AFP
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