Sarkozy Attacked As He Tries To Schmooze With The French Public

Sarkozy Attacked As He Tries To Schmooze With The French Public

Nicolas Sarkozy has been attacked by a man in Brax, France today, the AP reports.

Sarkozy had been shaking hands with the crowd in Southern France when a man in the crowd grabbed him by his suit.

The French President was almost knocked to the floor by the man, who appeared to be attempting to pull him over the security barrier. The assailant was tackled by security officers and detained.



The unnamed attacker, believed to be a local man who works in the theatre, is being held by police in nearby Agen.

He faces up to three years in prison and a £40,000 fine if found guilty of assaulting a public figure, according to a judicial source in Paris.

Mr Sarkozy is no stranger to heated exchanges with members of the public.

Three years ago he got into a slanging match at a farm show in Paris. He ended up telling his tormenter: “Get lost, you poor cretin.”

Earlier in his presidency, he also threatened to have a fight with a fisherman who had been baiting him about his high salary.