It happened in a flash.

A man Saturday approached Bulgarian opposition politician Ahmet Dogan, who  was at a lectern giving a speech at a party conference in Sofia, the capital  city.

Video shows the man pointing a gas pistol at the head of Dogan, who grappled  with him, according to Bulgaria State News (BTA).

Dogan, leader of the ethnic Turk Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF),  managed to knock the gun away as people rushed the stage and subdued the  assailant.

The suspect was arrested and identified as Oktay Yenimehmedov, 25, according  to media reports.

 

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