A TOP Spanish politician was attacked by a man brandishing knives in broad daylight – before cops tasered and arrested the suspect.
Spain’s Second Deputy Prime Minister Yolanda Díaz was attacked by a man armed with two knives, who also threatened her bodyguards.
EPASecond Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Labour and Social Economy Yolanda Diaz Perez was attacked by a knifeman[/caption]The attack took place near the Ateneo Theatre on Prado Street in Madrid at around 12pm on May 8, according to local news outlet Los Replicantes.
Police arrested the man after he tried to attack Díaz and two of her bodyguards with two knives.
But the dramatic assault was foiled after police reinforcements used a Taser gun to subdue the attacker.
Officers from the Centro Regional Police (GOR) and the General Acquisition (GAC) stepped in at a crucial moment to stop the individual’s attack.
He fled with two knives, pointing them at officers and at himself.
Cops also blocked street traffic due to the large crowd and commotion.
After the man threatened to cut his own throat, an officer used his Taser gun to neutralise the suspect.
Another cop hit him in the arm, before he dropped his knives and was arrested.
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