Thieves on motorcycle held up an aide to Argentina's President Cristina Kirchner and fled with a bag load of cash he was carrying for an upcoming foreign trip
One of the assailants put a gun to the aide’s head, then fled with the bag that contained 68,000 dollars and 17,000 euros in cash, local news media reported.
The robbery took place Wednesday afternoon, police said, giving no further details.
The cash was destined to pay for expenses aboard the presidential airplane Tango 01, local media reported.
Kirchner was scheduled to travel late Thursday to Kuwait, Qatar and Turkey, officials at the president’s office said.
President's travel cash stolen by thieves
Thieves on motorcycle held up an aide to Argentina's President Cristina Kirchner and fled with a bag load of cash he was carrying for an upcoming foreign trip
One of the assailants put a gun to the aide’s head, then fled with the bag that contained 68,000 dollars and 17,000 euros in cash, local news media reported.
The robbery took place Wednesday afternoon, police said, giving no further details.
The cash was destined to pay for expenses aboard the presidential airplane Tango 01, local media reported.
Kirchner was scheduled to travel late Thursday to Kuwait, Qatar and Turkey, officials at the president’s office said.
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