Entire Bulgaria was taken aback when a leader of the country escaped an assassination attempt when he was delivering a speech in the capital.

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Bulgarian leader escapes assassination attempt

Entire Bulgaria was taken aback when a leader of the country escaped an assassination attempt when he was delivering a speech in the capital. (Getty Images)

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A video, which has gone viral on the Internet, shows a man pointing a gun at Ahmed Dogan, the leader of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms, when he was giving a speech on Saturday. (Getty Images)

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Dogan struck the man before other delegates wrestled the assailant to the ground.

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The culprit, whose name is Oktay Enimehmedov according to a newspaper, was beaten badly by other delegates before he was taken away by the Police.

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However, the newspaper reported that Enimehmedov said that he had no intention of killing Dogan, and he used a gas pistol loaded with pepper spray that would not have killed the leader.(Getty Images)