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June 22nd, 1979
BREAKING: CHILEAN PRESIDENT GENERAL AUGUSTO PINOCHET ASSASSINATED
*Surgeons worked desperately saving the Chilean President's life.
*Jockeying for position inside the Chilean military government on who'll replace Pinochet as President.
*Spokesperson for the Chilean Ministry of Foreign Affairs points the finger at the Argentinian government.
*Eyewitnesses reported 6 shots were fired at the motorcade.
Shocking news coming out of Sao Paulo, Brazil as Globo TV reported that Chilean President General Augusto Pinochet had died from gunshot wounds sustained from the shooting on Vargas Plaza.
Despite the best hardworking efforts of surgeons, nurses & doctors at Hospital das Universidade de Sao Paulo, Pinochet's injuries & the massive loss of blood was just too much. The time of death was around 1:38 PM BST.
Brazilian President Joao Figueiredo, who was hit by bullet fragments in the right side of his body, survived the onslaught of the gunfire & currently recovering from his injuries at Hospital das Universidade de Sao Paulo, which is being heavily guarded by security detail from the Brazilian Secret Service.
In the meantime, Pinochet's body was taken out of the hospital by Presidential bodyguards of the Chilean Presidential Guard Group, who carried the casket of the slain Chilean President into a hearse & sped off all the way to the nearest airport for the trip back to Chile while members of Pinochet's family begin working on funeral arrangements which will be finalized in the coming days.
Pinochet's wife, former Chilean First Lady Lucy Hiriart looked completely distraught & completely "out of it" according to anonymous sources; some noted the obvious bloodied stained dress which she refused to change as they boarded the Presidential aircraft back to Santiago.
According to eyewitnesses, they heard 6 loud gunshots fired at Vargas Plaza: the first shot sounded like a firecracker; the second shot hit Pinochet in the neck; third shot struck him in the back; fourth shot struck Figueiredo causing several injuries in other parts of his body; fifth shot missed the Presidential limousine hitting one of the bystanders. One eyewitness thought it was quite odd watching the driver slamming the break when the sixth shot was fired causing a violent grapgic headshot, which blasted out the right backside of Pinochet's head. Imediately, chaos ensued among the crowd.
COMING UP: Highlights of the State Funeral festivities for Chilean President General Augusto Pinochet in Santiago.
BREAKING: CHILEAN PRESIDENT GENERAL AUGUSTO PINOCHET ASSASSINATED
*Surgeons worked desperately saving the Chilean President's life.
*Jockeying for position inside the Chilean military government on who'll replace Pinochet as President.
*Spokesperson for the Chilean Ministry of Foreign Affairs points the finger at the Argentinian government.
*Eyewitnesses reported 6 shots were fired at the motorcade.
Shocking news coming out of Sao Paulo, Brazil as Globo TV reported that Chilean President General Augusto Pinochet had died from gunshot wounds sustained from the shooting on Vargas Plaza.
Despite the best hardworking efforts of surgeons, nurses & doctors at Hospital das Universidade de Sao Paulo, Pinochet's injuries & the massive loss of blood was just too much. The time of death was around 1:38 PM BST.
Brazilian President Joao Figueiredo, who was hit by bullet fragments in the right side of his body, survived the onslaught of the gunfire & currently recovering from his injuries at Hospital das Universidade de Sao Paulo, which is being heavily guarded by security detail from the Brazilian Secret Service.
In the meantime, Pinochet's body was taken out of the hospital by Presidential bodyguards of the Chilean Presidential Guard Group, who carried the casket of the slain Chilean President into a hearse & sped off all the way to the nearest airport for the trip back to Chile while members of Pinochet's family begin working on funeral arrangements which will be finalized in the coming days.
Pinochet's wife, former Chilean First Lady Lucy Hiriart looked completely distraught & completely "out of it" according to anonymous sources; some noted the obvious bloodied stained dress which she refused to change as they boarded the Presidential aircraft back to Santiago.
According to eyewitnesses, they heard 6 loud gunshots fired at Vargas Plaza: the first shot sounded like a firecracker; the second shot hit Pinochet in the neck; third shot struck him in the back; fourth shot struck Figueiredo causing several injuries in other parts of his body; fifth shot missed the Presidential limousine hitting one of the bystanders. One eyewitness thought it was quite odd watching the driver slamming the break when the sixth shot was fired causing a violent grapgic headshot, which blasted out the right backside of Pinochet's head. Imediately, chaos ensued among the crowd.
COMING UP: Highlights of the State Funeral festivities for Chilean President General Augusto Pinochet in Santiago.
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