Assassination Attempt on Bulgarian Politician

[tk13]

And now, your holy bleep video of the day.

A man put a gun to the head of the leader of Bulgaria's ethnic Turkish party during a televised conference.

Ahmed Dogan, leader of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) was unharmed and the unidentified man was wrestled to the ground by security guards.

The incident happened on Saturday at a party congress in the capital Sofia.

Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov said the attacker tried to fire two shots but "most likely the gun misfired".

He also said the assailant had a criminal record for drugs possession, robberies and hooliganism.

Police arrested the attacker, a 25-year-old from the Black Sea town of Burgas, who was also carrying two knives.

The liberal MRF party represents ethnic Turks and other Muslims, who make up about 12% of Bulgaria's population of about seven million.

Mr Dogan, 58, has lead the party for almost 25 years. He returned to the party conference a few hours after the attack and was given a standing ovation.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-21103987

[Pants]

Successful assassination of a politician in Japan (super slow-mo in the end).

[rockymtnchief]

Originally Posted by Pants

Successful assassination of a politician in Japan (super slow-mo in the end).

Damn!

[listopencil]

Originally Posted by chefsos

Where else would all the damn Bulgarians live?

Here with all the Armenians?

[NJChiefsFan]

Originally Posted by POND_OF_RED

It's now my goal to be exactly like the old man with the umbrella at the end of the video. What a badass. I wonder if he just saw his oppurtunity to beat someone with an umbrella and made his way from the crowd.

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by theelusiveeightrop

Where is Bulgaria?

Bul-gar-i-a
Bul-gar-i-a
It borders on the west Black Sea
Its land is mostly moun-tain-ous
And its chief ex-port is clothes.