Assault on Finnish Foreign Minister foiled

The rapid response of the security detail around Finnish Foreign Minister Timo Soini prevented would could have been a serious incident.

A man wearing a t-shirt of an anti-immigration group, Sons of Odin,  was apprehended in rural Finland on Sunday after displaying aggressive and threatening behaviour towards Soini. As the man was stopped a physical struggle ensued.

Soini was attending an election rally in Vantaa when the man approached.
The incident was widely condemned by Finland’s political community, with Finnish Prime Minister Juha Sipila saying it was “an attack on democracy.”

 

Via Euronews