DAILY MAIL: Tony Blair's bodyguards had to rush to protect him today when a protester calling him a terrorist assailed the former prime minister in a Palestinian mosque.
Mr Blair, now the Middle East envoy, was on an official trip to the West Bank city of Hebron when the man verbally attacked him.
His bodyguards backed the man into a corner and tried to keep him quiet as he shouted 'You're a terrorist' at Mr Blair.
'He is not welcome in the land of Palestine', the struggling man, who was carrying a bag, added. >>> | Tuesday, October 20, 2009
THE TELEGRAPH: Bodyguards subdued a Palestinian heckler as he approached Tony Blair shouting 'you are a terrorist'.
The Middle East envoy and former British prime minister was verbally assailed while visiting an ancient mosque during an official trip to the West Bank city of Hebron.
The protester, carrying a bag, was backed into a corner by guards who tried to shut him up. "He is not welcome in the land of Palestine," the struggling man shouted.
Mr Blair, 56, is envoy for the "Quartet" of powers on the Middle East, comprising the European Union, the United States, Russia and the United Nations.
He gave a tight-lipped smile and a pacifying wave in the general direction of the shouting man, and afterwards played down the incident. >>> | Tuesday, October 20, 2009
