Failed Assassination Attempt On Bulgarian Opposition Leader

[jubilee1919]

Heartstopping moment would-be assassin aims gun at Bulgarian opposition leader's head and pulls the trigger... but victim survives after weapon misfires

- Ahmed Dogan was giving speech at conference in capital Sofia

- Dramatic footage shows man storming the stage and attempting to shoot the politician from point blank range

- Weapon fails to fire allowing Mr Dogan time to escape

- Security guards and politicians kick and beat attacker to the ground

By Richard Hartley-parkinson

PUBLISHED: 14:48 GMT, 19 January 2013 | UPDATED: 16:52 GMT, 19 January 2013

Bulgarian politician Ahmed Dogan looks at the gunman as he holds a gun at his head and misfires

A 25-year-old man, pictured with a bloodied face after being tackled by security officials, was arrested at the scene

Mr Dogan reaches out to try and stop the gunman from targeting him during the assassination attempt

Mr Dogan is left to fend for himself on the stage after the gunman approached at the conference centre in Sofia

The unidentified would-be assassin is tackled to the ground by party members and security people

The man is bundled across the foyer of the National Palace of Culture in Bulgaria's capital, Sofia

Goto Daily Mail for the VIDEO.

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[THE_CHANSTER]

Here's the full video on YT.

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[The_Hypocrite]

The Bulgarian assassin should have gone back to his Bulgarian roots by using the umbrella,,it was a very successful method during the cold war..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgi_Markov

 

[lianbeng]

lianbeng applauds the opposition leader for pushing the gunman's hand away! that's what they teach u in taekwondo class?