French President Emmanuel Macron dodges, escapes tomatoes days after election win
India Today
Tomatoes were thrown at French President Emmanuel Macron when he made a public appearance following the election win.
French President Emmanuel Macron was anticipating a warm reception after his re-election but was left red-faced following a tomato attack. Macron was reportedly in a food market in a French town talking to a small crowd when someone threw a handful of tomatoes in his direction.
When one of the tomatoes narrowly missed Macron, his security guards immediately shouted "projectile". The security officials then opened a special umbrella to protect the French president from the tomato attack.
Emmanuel Macron made his first appearance since his election, he received tomato from the French crowd. pic.twitter.com/s6AnNM75TI
The footage also shows Macron leaving the scene following the incident.
Emmanuel Macron defeated his rival and far-right leader Marine Le Pen by a comfortable margin, securing a second term.
