Two protesters attacked New Zealand Prime Minister John Key as he attended national day ceremonies Thursday, but he escaped unhurt and said he refused to be intimidated by the incident. Key said he felt someone try to grab his jacket as he arrived at the Maori marae or meeting house at Waitangi, the so-called birthplace of the nation, in the north of the country. "It all happened very fast and I was quite shocked by it actually. The next thing you know the diplomatic protection people around me were hauling this guy off and another guy came at me," he told Radio New Zealand. Maori Affairs Minister Pita Sharples was knocked over as police grappled with the men, Key said. The two attackers, who Key described as "glory seekers," were quickly arrested and led away by security personnel.