Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Bulgarian leader escapes assassination attempt

Entire Bulgaria was taken aback when a leader of the country escaped an assassination attempt when he was delivering a speech in the capital. (Getty Images)

Entire Bulgaria was taken aback when a leader of the country escaped an assassination attempt when he was delivering a speech in the capital. (Getty Images)


The culprit, whose name is Oktay Enimehmedov according to a newspaper, was beaten badly by other delegates before he was taken away by the Police.

The culprit, whose name is Oktay Enimehmedov according to a newspaper, was beaten badly by other delegates before he was taken away by the Police.


However, the newspaper reported that Enimehmedov said that he had no intention of killing Dogan, and he used a gas pistol loaded with pepper spray that would not have killed the leader.(Getty Images)

However, the newspaper reported that Enimehmedov said that he had no intention of killing Dogan, and he used a gas pistol loaded with pepper spray that would not have killed the leader.(Getty Images)


A video, which has gone viral on the Internet, shows a man pointing a gun at Ahmed Dogan, the leader of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms, when he was giving a speech on Saturday. (Getty Images)

A video, which has gone viral on the Internet, shows a man pointing a gun at Ahmed Dogan, the leader of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms, when he was giving a speech on Saturday. (Getty Images)


Dogan struck the man before other delegates wrestled the assailant to the ground.

Dogan struck the man before other delegates wrestled the assailant to the ground.


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