Schwarzenegger assaulted in SAfricaBy The Manila Timeshome/News/World/Schwarzenegger assaulted in SAfricaJOHANNESBURG: Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger was assaulted during a public appearance in South Africa on Saturday (Sunday in Manila), but the 71-year-old quickly recovered and said, “I’m just glad the idiot didn’t interrupt my Snapchat.”Video shows the former California governor standing and filming children at a sporting event in Johannesburg when a man makes a flying kick into his back. Schwarzenegger stumbles forward. Off camera a man shouts several times “Help me!”The video shortly afterward shows Schwarzenegger smiling and shaking hands with bystanders before walking out ringed by security. Schwarzenegger later posted on Twitter: “Thanks for your concerns, but there is nothing to worry about. The statement cited organizer Wayne Price as saying the assailant was “known to the police for orchestrating similar incidents in the past” and that Schwarzenegger was “fine and still in good spirits.’’AP

Source: Manila Times May 19, 2019 17:25 UTC