SPAIN’S Deputy Prime Minister was attacked by a man brandishing knives in broad daylight – before cops tasered and arrested the suspect.

Deputy PM Yolanda Díaz and two of her bodyguards were threatened in a horror attack by a man carrying two knives.

The assault 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.

Díaz’s bodyguards even pointed their own weapons at the attacker.

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.

The raging attacker was taken to the Centro District Police Station in Madrid.

The brazen suspect is accused of assaulting a law enforcement officer and making serious threats.

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