Sarkozy knocked down as he meets voters

French President Nicolas Sarkozy is grabbed as he speaks to supporters near the southern city of Toulouse, June 30, 2011, in this still image taken from video. Sarkozy was involved in a scuffle during a handshake tour on Thursday when a man grabbed him by the shoulder and tried to pull him over a crowd barrier. 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.

 

 

An unknown assailant is pinned to the ground following a scuffle involving French President Nicolas Sarkozy near the southern city of Toulouse, June 30, 2011, in this still image taken from video. Sarkozy was involved in a scuffle during a handshake tour on Thursday when a man grabbed him by the shoulder and tried to pull him over a crowd barrier. 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.

A man who grabbed French President Nicolas Sarkozy, is wrestled by bodyguards on June 30, 2011 in the town of Brax, southwestern France. The unidentified man seized Sarkozy by the jacket as he was greeting people gathered behind a barrier.