30/06/2011 19:03
Nicolas Sarkozy attacked during his handshake tour
French President Nicolas Sarkozy was involved in a scuffle during a handshake tour Thursday.
Sarkozy, attending a meeting of mayors near the southern city of Toulouse, was moving down a line of residents and shaking hands when an unidentified man seized the fabric of his suit at the shoulder and yanked him aggressively, the Reuters reports.
Body guards pulled the man back from the crowd and pinned him to the ground as Sarkozy, visibly shaken, looked on.
As the Reuters reports, police arrested the man, the sources report.