Explainer-How the attack on Argentine VP Cristina Kirchner unfolded

A fabric depicting Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernandez reading "Everyone with Cristina" hangs from a building as people wait to take part in march to protest against an incident in which a man pointed a gun at her outside her home, in Buenos Aires, Argentina September 2, 2022. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian

(Reuters) - Argentina's Vice President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner was attacked late on Thursday by an assailant with a loaded gun that apparently failed to discharge.

The attack happened outside her Buenos Aires home where hundreds of supporters have gathered in recent days to voice their backing for the former two-term president. She is facing corruption allegations that she denies, with prosecutors calling for a lengthy jail term.