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60-years-old man throw a shoe at the Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou. The incident happened on Saturday afternoon in Thessaloniki, where Papandreou opens the 75^th International Fair. When the Prime Minister left the Fair Grounds, two unknown men him approached, one of whom threw a shoe at him, but he missed. So Papandreou became the third head of state since George Bush Jr. and Tony Blair attacked in the original way.

Police immediately arrested the "joker", who is currently testifying to the law enforcement agencies in the General Directorate of the Police in Thessaloniki. According to Greek media he is from the town of Florina and is the father of a teacher who has not been appointed. Having fallen into the hands of the personal security of the Prime Minister, he shouted: "Down with the junta" and "Traitors". Before the police he justified his actions by claiming that Papandreou has sold off Macedonia. The Prime Minister himself remained calm during the incident.

The entire Greek political leadership is in the capital of Greek Macedonia this weekend, for the opening of the Thessaloniki International Fair, which is considered one of the most significant events in the September calendar of the country. Unions also moved their protests in Thessaloniki, where this evening a great union demonstration is going to be organized.