The president of the Argentine Rural Society (SRA) received an explosive package this afternoon, which detonated and injured his secretary. The incident occurred in the Palermo neighborhood in Buenos Aires.
In the face of the attempted attack, various Argentine chambers condemned what happened with the agrarian leader. In addition, the SRA, through an official statement, confirmed the explosion and assured that “Nobody was hurt“.
The repercussions after the attempted assassination of the president of the Argentine Rural Society
Minutes after the incident, the Sociedad Rural Argentina (SRA) released a statement with details of the attempted attack: “From the Sociedad Rural Argentina we inform that today at our Social Headquarters, We have received a package that when opened generated smoke, activating the security protocol of the building”.
“It should be noted that No one was injured and people who were in contact with the smoke were removed to a health center for proper monitoring. Given this situation, we alerted the public forces who are carrying out the corresponding operation throughout the building and conducting the relevant investigation,” the statement said.
In turn, the head of the Buenos Aires governmentJorge Macrialso condemned the attack and He sent his “solidarity” to those who suffered the attack.
He also said that he communicated with the leader and conveyed his “support and commitment to clarifying this horrible situationto which we responded immediately and professionally with SAME, Firefighters and City Police.” “There is no place for violence in our society,” he emphasized. Macri.
Later, various organizations repudiated what happened to Pino. Since Coninagro They published a text on social media that stated: “We are dismayed by a situation which is unthinkable in our countrywe drastically reject these acts of violence and we ask that this extremely serious fact be clarified urgently.”
For his part, the Brokers and Agents Center of the Grain Exchange They also strongly rejected what happened at the SRA headquarters. “We demand a prompt and thorough investigation to clarify the facts and bring those responsible to justice. “Violence has no place in our society”the entity stated.
The Argentine Chamber of the Fair Industry (CAIFE) The Chamber also joined in condemning the attempted attack. In its official statement, the Chamber expressed its solidarity with those affected and offered “any necessary support.”
“Likewise, we repudiate all violent acts and ask the justice system to investigate to get to the truth,” continued the CAIFE text. In addition, the chamber added: “La Rural receives 300 events and almost 4 million visitors per year. It is the largest fairground and most important in the country, we need what happened to be clarified, both for the Rural Society and to provide all members of this industry and those attending the Fairs with the security they deserve.”
The Bag of Cereals He also issued a text in which he condemned “totally and absolutely the unacceptable attack against the President and Vice President.” Along the same lines, the Argentine Agroindustrial Council He added: “This unacceptable act must be condemned by the whole of society. We are also ensuring the speedy recovery of those affected.”
The Argentine Federation of the Milling Industry also joined in the rejection and wished a “quick recovery” to those affected. Likewise, the last La Argentine Business Association issued an official statement in which it stated that “these actions must be condemned in all firmness and those responsible for this action must be severely punished..”
Finally from the Argentine Union of Rural Workers and Stevedores (UATRE) sent an official statement in which they expressed their “strongest repudiation” of the attempted attack.We deeply sympathize with its president, Nicolás Pino.its vice president Marcos Pereda and the victims who suffered injuries due to this repugnant act” reads the text.
In addition, the union demanded that the authorities “investigate thoroughly what happenedthose responsible are identified and brought to justice to the full extent of the law.” Finally, the UATRE He concluded: “It is the responsibility of all sectors of society. build a country based on mutual respect, justice and peace“.
What is known about the attempted attack on the president of the Rural Society
According to information provided by the authorities in charge of the investigation so far, the explosive in the first package did not have shrapnel. The Minister of Security of the City of Buenos Aires, Waldo Wolff, assured that ““It was a device that was intended to cause harm.”
As a result of the incident, Four people had to be transferred to the Fernández Hospital for having interacted with the package, despite being unharmed. Only Pino’s secretary, who received the package, filed a complaint hematoma after what happened.
After the explosion, employees were evacuated from the buildingThe second package was never opened and the Explosives Brigade intervened to implode it.
After what happened, the authorities are already reviewing the security cameras to determine what happened. According to police information, the shipments were sent to the Headquarters on Juncal street at 4450 and the area is cut off by the security operation.
Source: Ambito
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