Home » Comedy, Europe, Politics » Sarkozy knocked to ground in public

Sarkozy knocked to ground in public

Posted by EU Times on Jun 30th, 2011 // 1 Comment

montakhab20110630172048750 — French President Nicolas Sarkozy is grabbed as he speaks to supporters near the southern city of Toulouse, June 30, 2011.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been grabbed and almost knocked to the ground by a man in the southern French town of Brax.

The attacker yanked Sarkozy’s suit by the shoulder and knocked him to the ground while he reached over a metal barricade to greet onlookers, AP reported on Thursday.

The assailant, a 32-year-old Frenchman, was not armed, said a national police official, who declined to be named due to police policy.

The attacker has been detained and interrogated in the nearby town of Agen.

He lives in the Lot-et-Garonne region and works in the theater business.

There was no immediate comment from the French president’s office.

Sarkozy’s predecessor, Jacques Chirac, narrowly escaped an assassination attempt in 2002 during a military parade.

Source

Please wait...

Read More Stories About: Agen, Brax, France, French President, Knocked, Nicolas Sarkozy, Toulouse

Did you like this information? Then please consider making a donation or subscribing to our Newsletter.

« Previous

Asia to become one huge megacity

Iran plans to send monkey to space

One Response to " Sarkozy knocked to ground in public "

Le Frogs says:

30/06/2011 at 22:58

:-D

Please wait...

Reply

Conversation Guidelines

Starting a conversation on our website is very easy, all you need to do is to write your name, email and the comment itself. No account is required to leave a comment. Your email won't be used for any purpose whatsoever, if you want, you can even write a fictitious email. Please keep it civil, try to refrain from slurs and insults. We offer Free Speech rights to our comment section but please take note that the comment section is moderated so certain comments may be held for moderation in case they triggered our automatic filters. If your comment is on hold for moderation and you can't see it anywhere there is no need to repost it. Don't worry, it doesn't mean it won't get approved. Please patiently wait and check back later.