Video: Bulgarian politician survives close assassination attempt on live Tv

58-year-old Bulgarian politician, Ahemd Dogan, leader of the Movement for Rights and Freedom,  today survived an assassination attempt when a man stormed the stage and held a gun to his head as he was giving a speech.Fortunately for Dogan, the weapon misfired giving him time to react and hit the would-be assassin's hand out of the way.Before he could attempt a second shot the unidentified suspect was tackled to the ground by security guards and delegates attending the conference in Sofia.

The 25-year-old would-be assassin was later pictured being taken away by police bloodied and bruised