French President Emmanuel Macron hit with egg during visit to restaurant fair

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French president hit with an egg during a visit to the dining room | Photo credit: AP

A man bombarded French President Emmanuel Macron with an egg as he visited a restaurant and hotel trade fair in Lyon, in the south-east of the country on Monday.

The egg hit his shoulder but bounced back without breaking.

The assailant was quickly overpowered and kicked out of the room, with Macron saying he would try to talk to him later.

“If he has something to tell me, let him come,” Macron told the International Catering, Hospitality and Food Show (SIRHA). “I’ll go see him after.”

It was a surprising disruption to the warm welcome by show attendees to the centrist president, especially after announcing that restaurant tips paid by credit card would no longer be taxed.

The eggs of angry protesters are a common occupational hazard for French politicians, and Macron is no exception.

While still a presidential candidate in 2017, an egg exploded against his head during a crowd visit to the National Agricultural Show in Paris.

More recently, a man slapped him in the face as he shook hands with well-wishers in the southern city of Valencia in June.

The 28-year-old, who told a court he sympathized with the anti-government “yellow vests” protests of 2018 and 2019, was sentenced to four months in prison.

Macron’s security details are expected to be on high alert in the coming months as the centrist leader ramps up his public appearances ahead of a widely anticipated re-election campaign.

So far, he has not officially declared his candidacy for another five-year term in the poll scheduled for next April.

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