Showing posts with label shoe hurled. Show all posts
Showing posts with label shoe hurled. Show all posts

Saturday, March 07, 2009

Shoe Reportedly Thrown at Iranian President Ahmadinejad

THE GUARDIAN: When the Iraqi journalist, Muntazar al-Zaidi, hurled his shoes at the then-US president, George Bush, in December, Iranian officials declared him a hero and hailed his gesture as a mark of Islamic courage.

They were presumably less impressed this week when Iran's president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, was similarly targeted during a visit to the north-western city of Urumiye.

Ahmadinejad found the shoe on the other foot as he waved to the crowd from an open-top car on his way to give a speech at a local stadium.

An Iranian website, Urumiye News, reported that a shoe was hurled at the president as his convoy drove through a central square. Security guards waded into the crowds but failed to find the culprit. >>> Robert Tait | Friday, March 6, 2009

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Monday, February 02, 2009

Shoe Hurled as Chinese PM Speaks

Watch BBC video: The moment a protester throws a shoe at Wen Jiabao at Cambridge University >>>

BBC: A protester has thrown a shoe at Wen Jiabao during a speech at Cambridge University and called the Chinese prime minister a "dictator".

The shoe landed about a metre away from Mr Wen and the protester, a young man, was then removed by security guards.

Mr Wen, who earlier signed a series of trade agreements with Gordon Brown on the final day of a three-day UK visit, described the incident as "despicable".

Protests have taken place about human rights and Tibet during his visit. >>> | Monday, February 2, 2009

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