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Addressing the nation late on Thursday night, President Fernández - who worked as chief-of-staff to both Ms Fernández de Kirchner and her husband during their tenures - said: "Cristina remains alive because, for a reason not yet technically confirmed, the gun, which contained five bullets, did not fire."