Turkish-Bulgarian politician survives assassination attempt

19 January 2013 / TODAYSZAMAN.COM, İSTANBUL,
Ahmet Doğan, a Bulgarian politician of Turkish ethnicity and the leader of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (HÖH), survived an assassination attempt on Saturday when an armed man tried to shoot at him during a party congress.
An armed assailant approached Doğan as he was speaking during HÖH's 8th Ordinary Congress in Sofia. The man was luckily prevented from shooting at Doğan by the politicians' guards. Doğan was reported to be fine after the incident.

During his speech, Doğan was expected to announce that he was leaving his post and to lend support for HÖH Deputy Chairman Lütfi Mestan.

HÖH is a party whose members are mainly Turks.