THROWN SHOE MISSES TURKISH PM IN SPAIN
Azg
Feb 24 2010
Armenia
According to AP, Spanish police say they have arrested a Syrian
national who tried to hit Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan
with a shoe.
It happened late on Monday as Erdogan left the town hall in the
southern Spanish city of Seville after receiving an award. The shoe
flew over Erdogan’s head as he was about to get into a car with
his wife.
Spain’s Cadena SER radio played a recording in which the man shouted
"Long live Kurdistan" in Spanish before being arrested. Turkey has
been battling Kurdish rebels since 1984.
A police spokeswoman said Tuesday the 26-year-old was living illegally
in Spain with a Syrian passport.
An attempt by an Iraqi journalist to hit US President George W Bush
with his shoes in Baghdad in 2008 has been copied around the world.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
