Argentina: British tourist killed in mugging attempt Authorities in Argentina say assailants shot and killed one British tourist and wounded another while trying to rob themA police officer stands in front of the Faena Art Hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina, hours after assailants trying to rob two British tourists shot and killed one of them and wounded the other, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019 (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)A police officer stands in front of the Faena Art Hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina, hours after assailants trying to rob two British tourists shot and killed one of them and wounded the other, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019 (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) The Associated PressBUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- Assailants shot two British tourists while trying to rob them in Argentina's capital Saturday, killing one and seriously injuring the other, authorities said Saturday. The attack occurred as the tourists approached a luxury hotel in the Puerto Madero area of Buenos Aires, the Argentine news agency Telam said. One was shot in the groin and the other was shot in the right lung. The British Embassy said later that one man was 50 and was the stepfather of the other man, a 28-year-old. On requests from the family, authorities were not giving out the names of the pair.

Source: ABC News December 14, 2019 19:19 UTC