Ahmed Dogan, today survived an extraordinary assassination attempt when a man stormed the stage and held a gun to his head as he was giving a speech at a conference in capital, Sofia.
Fortunately for the politician and leader of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms, the weapon misfired giving him time to react and hit the would-be assassins hand out of the way. Before he can attempt a second shot the unidentified suspect is tackled to the ground by security guards and delegates attending the conference.
Television footage showed the man jumping out of the audience and interrupting a speech by 58-year-old Dogan, who has led the party for almost a quarter of a century.
