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and now for something completely different…
by
firsty
Posted to
Poetry and Politics
on 2004-05-19 11:33:00
what do you think?
Commons Powder Attack on Blair
CNN.com
A protester hit British Prime Minister Tony Blair with a purple powder as he was speaking in the House of Commons, sparking major security fears.
A fathers’ rights group, Fathers 4 Justice, claimed responsibility for Wednesday’s attack. Police said two men were arrested.
Blair flinched as two powder missiles were thrown at him during Prime Minister’s Questions. One of them hit Blair in the back, and some of the powder hit Chancellor Gordon Brown, who was sitting near Blair.
Later Speaker Michael Martin said the powder was harmless — but ordered a review into the handling of the incident to see if proper procedures had been followed…
BBC’s Have Your Say
MPs have been evacuated from the House of Commons after a condom filled with coloured flour was thrown at Prime Minister Tony Blair.
Fathers 4 Justice claimed responsibility for the incident, which cut short Prime Minister’s question time.
Labour peer Baroness Golding said in a statement that the two protesters were guests of hers.
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