A video emerged online showing the French president Emmanuel Macron being pelted in the face (or neck to be exact) with what appears to be an egg.
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The incident happened in Lyon on Monday, with the president seen being escorted through a large crowd.
An egg was then seen being hurled towards him, hitting him in the neck.
A man was then seen being escorted away.
Macron was reported by ABC News to have been heard saying: “If he has something to tell me, then he can come.”
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Au #sirha2021, @EmmanuelMacron victime d'un jet d'oeuf. Le projectile a rebondi sur l'épaule du Président de la République. Le jeune homme a été interpellé par le service d'ordre – IMAGES LYONMAG pic.twitter.com/n10POB2MEn
— Lyon Mag (@lyonmag) September 27, 2021
Image source: @lyonmag on Twitter