Rajoy assaulted by teenager in street
Thursday, December 17, 2015 @ 6:27 PM
SPAIN'S president Mariano Rajoy has been attacked in a street whilst on a 'wandering' political rally.
A teenager punched him in the face and broke his glasses, having approached the PP leader on the pretext of taking a 'selfie' with him.
The accused, aged 17 and thought to be linked to various radical pro-independence groups, was immediately arrested.
Rajoy had been heading up the procession along a street in the city of Pontevedra, Galicia – his native region – when the bystander punched him and pushed him over, nearly knocking him to the ground.
With his glasses broken, the president had to complete his 'campaign walk' without them.
Public works and infrastructure minister Ana Pastor attempted to reassure everyone at the scene as she and others, party members and pedestrians alike, rushed to Rajoy's aid and helped him to his feet.
Sra Pastor insisted the show must go on, even if the president could not see very well.
He was found to be unharmed with only surface bruising, and did not need medical treatment.
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