Was 'assassination' attempt on Bulgarian politician a hoax? Gunman used gas pistol loaded with pepper spray that would not have killed opposition leader

  • Oktay Enimehmedov held a gun at the head of Ahmed Dogan, leader of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms
  • Bulgaria's chief prosecutor has said the gun would not have killed 
  • Prosecutors are now considering charging those who attacked Enimehmedov
By TARA BRADY
PUBLISHED: 23:46 +11:00, 21 January 2013 | UPDATED: 00:00 +11:00, 22 January 2013

A 'would-be assassin' who aimed a gun at the head of a Bulgarian politician as he was giving a speech had no intention of killing his victim, it has been suggested. 
Oktay Enimehmedov stormed the stage at the National Palace of Culture in Bulgaria's capital Sofia on Saturday during a political conference and held the gun at the head of Ahmed Dogan, leader of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms.
But it has now been revealed the gunman used a gas pistol loaded with pepper spray that would not have killed the opposition leader.