Shoe protester targets Ahmadinejad

A jobless man has thrown his shoes at Iran’s president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to protest at not having received his unemployment benefits.

Shoe protester targets Ahmadinejad
Mon, 12 Dec, 2011 - 13:27

A jobless man has thrown his shoes at Iran’s president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to protest at not having received his unemployment benefits.

A report of the incident on a conservative Iranian website Shafaf.ir is a rare example of the Iranian media reporting a humiliation reportedly suffered by the president. The website is close to Ahmadinejad’s opponents.

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