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Post by kiracov on Jan 20, 2013 19:12:13 GMT -5
A gunman burst onto the stage and pointed a gas pistol at a Bulgarian politician during a televised speech at a party caucus today. Ahmed Dogan, 58, the retiring leader of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms party, struck the attacker before he was able to fire any shots. A gas pistol is a non-lethal weapon used for self-defense, however when fired at close-range, it can cause life-threatening injuries. Video of the skirmish shows other delegates wrestling the gunman to the ground, and then kicking and beating him. The suspect was identified by police as 25-year-old Oktai Enimehmedov, who is an ethnic Turk and an activist member of the group “I Hate Dogan,” according to Bulgarian media reports. The group is not large, but is committed to ousting the retiring leader from political life. Enimehmedov was arrested and taken to a local hospital, but it was not known what injuries he may have sustained in the scuffle. The MRF party represents mostly ethnic Turks and Muslims in Bulgaria. Enimehmedov did not reveal a motive , however initial Bulgarian media reports indicate he may have been trying to humiliate, not assassinate, the leader. The attack was the worst on a Bulgarian politician since the 1996 slaying of ex-prime minister Andrei Lukanov. Story with video here abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2013/01/man-points-gun-at-bulgarian-politicians-head-during-speech/?fb_action_ids=10152469424355515&fb_action_types=og.likes&fb_ref=.UPwoK28IyUM.like&fb_source=aggregation&fb_aggregation_id=288381481237582
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elemag
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Post by elemag on Jan 21, 2013 15:25:27 GMT -5
How is exactly your family name pronounced?
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Post by kiracov on Jan 21, 2013 20:01:56 GMT -5
How is exactly your family name pronounced? Kiracov is pronounced same in Serbian and Macedonian, KE-rasov translate.google.com/#en/mk/Kiracovnot sure how it's pronounced in Bulgarian
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Post by kiracov on Jan 21, 2013 20:04:26 GMT -5
The man used a gas gun. It is my impression he was paid to do that and did not do it under his own, and the goal was to humiliate the politician. What I do not understand is he was a turk too so I am confused for what reason. Comments or opinions?
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Post by Rhezus on Jan 26, 2013 15:28:25 GMT -5
The guy was not paid, he acted alone and wanted to highlight that corrupted politians are not liked. That these politicians understand only when a gun is pointed at their head. The guy did not wanted to kill Dogan but to mark how things are with young ppl. Young generation of Bulgarians want to get all from life, no longer going on knees because of their lying and fake politicians. No matter what ethnicity, he made it in the name of all young Bulgarians. The only I can say is that he is a very brave man and all he did was apresciated by many Bulgarians. Besides, these stupid men had no right to beat him, they could just take him out from there!
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