Argentina - Well-known TV host's car torched outside Buenos Aires home

Reporters without borders

Reporters Without Borders condemns an arson attack on well-known TV journalist Gustavo Sylvestre's car outside his family home in Buenos Aires on 11 September, which Sylvestre regards as an act of intimidation in response to some of his recent reporting. Security camera footage showed a man approach the car, enter it, spend a few minutes inside, and then leave. The car caught fire a few minutes later. Although the arsonist's face was not masked, the police have not as yet been able to (...)

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