Sarkozy attack video: Man grabs French prez, nearly knocks him to ground

A man in a crowd grabbed French President Nicolas Sarkozy by the shoulder and nearly knocked him to the ground before being tackled by security officers and detained. The unusually aggressive incident occurred as the president shook hands with a crowd in the town of Brax in southwest France. The assailant was not armed, according to the national police service. An official with the service said the 32-year-old Frenchman lives in the Lot-et-Garonne region and works in the theatre business. The official was not authorised to be publicly named due to police policy. The man was detained and being questioned in the nearby town of Agen.

• 2011-06-30T18:06:20+00:00
• Duration: 00:44

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