Originally Posted by Gaucho100K
I think its important to not confuse a couple of important concepts. A purse was left on the floor, unattended, and a opportunistic thief snatched the purse and left the scene. Yes, if you leave your purse out of your sight in many large cities (not only Buenos Aires), you are taking a risk, but Im not sure this alone is enough to brand EZE as unsafe. Be cautious, use common sense, and you will be fine.
On a side note, I think this is a huge embarrasment to the Secret Service Agents that were part of the escort, but also for the local police that should have had at least a pair of officers escorting the SS around. After this blunder by all the security people involved, the Buenos Aires city government has announced that they will provide more manpower to escort Ms. Bush during the remainder of her visit.
Gaucho's assessment is spot on, as usual.
Which restaurant in San Telmo did this happen at?
I have my suspicions ... including that some of the Secret Service agents are having a bit too much fun on their own while there and it's showing up this time.
Originally Posted by rally
GW Bushes daughter gets her purse snached ,
a secret service guy gets mugged (must be embarrasing
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What area of Buenos Aires were they saying in ?
I thought it was a "safe" city in the tourist zones
Rally
It's a safe city, especially for those without hot-heads and who use common sense like in any other major city in the world.
This isn't the first time a Secret Service fellow is victimized. I recall quite a list of incidents in Italy especially over the years.
I hope the Bush daughters' visit-related incident(s) don't sour people on visiting Buenos Aires. From what I heard, they seem to be having a good time partying it up too.
