Bekas Perdana Menteri Australia, John Howard telah menrima hadiah istimewa sewaktu ditemuramah di dalam sebuah program televisyen popular "ABC's Q and A". Seorang lelaki tiba-tiba muncul dari celah penonton, kemudian melontarkan but yang dipakainya sambil berkata: "Ini untuk kematian rakyat di Iraq!"
Sejurus kemudian seorang penonton wanita pula berkata: "Tangan kamu penuh dengan darah mangsa pembunuhan!" sebelum wanita itu keluar dan meninggalkan majlis berkenaan.
Lelaki yang membaling kasut itu kemudiannya diheret keluar oleh kakitangan stesyen TV ABC.
Howard yang gamam kemudiannya memberitahu penonton yang hadir: "Semuanya okay.. Jangan bimbang .. lupakan ... lupakan.. Bertenang"
Seorang lelaki lain kemudian memberitahu "jika itu saja ang mereka ada untuk membaling ke arah kamu, kamu tidak ada apa yang perlu risaukan".
Insiden berkenaan mengingatkan mengenai kejadian yang sama menimpa bekas Presiden George Bush sewaktu lawatannya ke Iraq pada 2008.
Mr Howard adalah rakan sekutu pencerobohan yang diketuai oleh Amerika ke atas Iraq.
Shoes thrown at Howard during Q&A
Former prime minister John Howard has had shoes thrown at him during an episode of the ABC's Q and A.
Mr Howard had just finished answering questions about the Iraq war when the protester struck.
‘‘That is for Iraqi dead,’’ the man appeared to shout at Mr Howard as he threw two shoes at the former prime minister.
A female audience member then shouted: ‘‘You’ve got blood on your hands’’, before walking out of the studio.
The man was led out by ABC staff.
Mr Howard appeared to take the incident in his stride. "It’s all right, don’t worry. Forget it, forget it. Relax," he said.
An audience member then told Mr Howard "if that’s all they’ve got to throw at you, you’ve got nothing to worry about".
The incident had echoes of an infamous incident when shoes were thrown at former US president George Bush during a trip to Iraq in 2008.
Mr Howard was a strong advocate of the US-led invasion of Iraq. -AAP
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