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Mon Feb-02-09 12:10 PM
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Witnesses: Shoe thrown at Chinese prime minister

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Source: AP

CAMBRIDGE, England—Witnesses say a protester has thrown a shoe at China's Wen Jiabao during a speech at Cambridge University.

The protester was sitting in the crowd and threw the shoe after standing and shouting: "How can you listen to this unchallenged?"

The shoe missed the leader by a large margin and he was unhurt. The incident was similar to one involving former President George W. Bush during his last visit to Iraq.

Read more: http://www.montereyherald.com/news/ci_11609919

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