Two Brit tourists shot by robbers on motorbike outside five-star Argentina hotel

Two Brit tourists shot by robbers on motorbike outside five-star Argentina hotel
Gun-wielding robbers pulled up on a motorbike and shot the men, aged 28 and 35, during a struggle outside the luxurious Faena Art Hotel in Buenos Aires' Puerto Madero neighbourhood

A British tourist was killed and a second was injured in an attempted robbery outside a five-star hotel in Argentina, it is reported.

Robbers on a motorbike ambushed and shot the men, said to be aged 28 and 35, during a violent struggle in the Buenos Aires neighborhood of Puerto Madero.



The 35-year-old was said to be in a serious condition in hospital after a bullet entered his body through his right armpit and went into his chest, possibly into his lung.

The 28-year-old was shot in the thigh or groin during the incident, which happened just feet from the Faena Art Hotel at about 11am local time on Saturday.The bullet that hit the 35-year-old punctured his lung, Haceinstantes reported.

A witness, named only as Florencia, told Canal America 24 that there was a commotion outside the hotel and one person was covered in blood on the ground as they were given medical treatment.

Florencia was told at the scene that the victims were shot during an attempted robbery.It is believed the robbers were being supported by accomplices in a car when they attacked the holidaymakers, who are from England, according to reports.

It is possible that the attack was captured by CCTV systems in the area.

Police have launched a hunt for the gunmen, who fled the scene on the motorbike.t is set within the historic El Porteno building, a former grain warehouse made of imported Manchester bricks that was saved from the wrecking ball in 1998.

The building was transformed into a stylish hotel by Argentine fashion designer Alan Faena, opening in 2004.

The shooting happened in Puerto Madero, a revitalised dockside area which lures tourists with its Costanera Sur Ecological Reserve and upscale hotels and restaurants.

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