Bulgarian party leader cool in the line of fire

Monday 21 January 2013 00:42 GMT

An unidentified man (right) attacks Ahmed Dogan, leader of Bulgaria's Movement for Rights and Freedom (MRF) party, as he delivers his speech during his party's annual conference at the National Palace of Culture in Sofia (Getty Images)

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Police detained a man after he pointed a gas pistol at an ethnic Turkish political leader as he was speaking at a party caucus in Sofia. Ahmed Dogan struck the man before he could pull the trigger, while other delegates wrestled the assailant to the ground on Saturday.

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