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Lyon
French President Emmanuel Macron almost got egg on his face during a visit to a food fair in the town of Bron near Lyon on Monday.
Video footage from the event clearly shows a well-boiled egg bouncing off Macron’s shoulder without breaking. The 19-year-old who threw the egg at close range was immediately arrested, according to the public prosecutor’s office in Lyon.
The motive for the egging remains unclear, but intentional violence against a public official is a crime in France. This is not the first time Macron has been the target of an egging.
In 2017, the then-presidential candidate was pelted with an unboiled egg and came off far worse: the egg broke open on his head.
Lyon
French President Emmanuel Macron almost got egg on his face during a visit to a food fair in the town of Bron near Lyon on Monday.
Video footage from the event clearly shows a well-boiled egg bouncing off Macron’s shoulder without breaking. The 19-year-old who threw the egg at close range was immediately arrested, according to the public prosecutor’s office in Lyon.
The motive for the egging remains unclear, but intentional violence against a public official is a crime in France. This is not the first time Macron has been the target of an egging.
In 2017, the then-presidential candidate was pelted with an unboiled egg and came off far worse: the egg broke open on his head.
