Mr 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 French president started to lose his balance and fall, then immediately recoiled and righted himself. Security officers pulled the assailant to the ground.
In footage shown on several French news channels, body guards pulled the man back from the crowd and pinned him to the ground as Sarkozy, visibly shaken, looked on.
The incident happened in the town of Brax. The man's identity and motives were unclear but police said he was a 32 year-old who lives in the Lot-et-Garonne region and works in the theatre business. » | Thursday, June 30, 2011
LE FIGARO: Agression/Sarkozy: suspect identifié : La personne soupçonnée d'avoir brièvement agrippé par la veste le président Nicolas Sarkozy jeudi à Brax (Lot-et-Garonne) est un employé du conservatoire municipal d'Agen âgé de 32 ans, a-t-on appris auprès du conservatoire. Cet homme, Hermann Fuster, travaille à l'accueil du conservatoire et s'occupe de manutention, a-t-on indiqué de même source. » | AFP | Jeudi 30 Juin 2011
