Man punches Spanish PM in face, breaks his glasses

December 17, 2015 01:53

A young man punched Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy hard in the head Wednesday evening after managing to get next to him at a campaign appearance in the northern city where Rajoy grew up.

The unidentified attacker was standing next to Rajoy on a street in the city of Pontevedra in the Galicia region while he talked to a crowd, then pulled his arm back and delivered a punishing left hook to Rajoy's left check.

Video on Spanish TV showed Rajoy falling toward the ground from the impact but being propped up by others around him.

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