QUIRKY WORLD ... Portly politician stuck in tank ‘threatens to shoot’

RUSSIA: A portly politician who somehow managed to get himself stuck inside a tank reportedly threatened to shoot bystanders who were standing around watching.

State Duma deputy Igor Zotov managed to get himself wedged into the armoured personnel carrier after he got in.

He had been attending the Russian Arms Expo at the time and a crowd of people started to gather around him while he tried to escape.