Current Events: More Shoe Throwing

I guess political leaders need to start watching out for shoe throwers…

A 27-year-old man has been charged after a shoe was thrown at Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao during a visit to Cambridge University.

Police said the man, who has not been named, would appear before magistrates in Cambridge on 10 February accused of committing a public order offence.

The shoe was thrown at Mr Wen and he was called a “dictator” as he gave a speech on the global economy on Monday.

The premier, on a three-day UK visit, described the incident as “despicable”.

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