World● ElevatedOct 29 · Oct 29, 2026, 5:41 PM
Union leader shot at his home in Bahía Blanca: "There are no internal conflicts in my union"
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Clarín · South America
Luis Pérez, secretary general of the Dredging and Buoyage Personnel Union, was shot in the knee. After being discharged, he denied that the attack was due to internal conflicts within the organization.
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