SHOES AND EGGS THROWN AT TONY BLAIR AT HIS BOOKSIGNING….SEE NOTE
I DON’T LIKE VIOLENCE AT PROTESTS AND I’M GLAD THEY MISSED.. CALLING HIM A “WAR CRIMINAL” IS AN OUTRAGEOUS CALUMNY….BUT WHEN IT COMES TO THE ARAB/ISRAEL “CONFLICT” AND ISLAM HE ALREADY HAS PLENTY OF EGG ON HIS FACE…CALL HIM TONY BLUR
Shoes and eggs thrown at Tony Blair as he attends book signing
Tony Blair, the former prime minister, has had shoes and eggs thrown at him as he attended his first book signing in Dublin.
By Michael Howie
Published: 11:38AM BST 04 Sep 2010
The missiles, which were thrown by anti-war protesters, did not hit Mr Blair as he arrived at a bookshop in Irish Republic at about 10.30am.
Activists clashed with Gardai as they tried to push down a security barrier outside the Eason store.
Campaigners, who turned out in the pouring rain, were chanting: “Hey hey Tony hey, how many kids have you killed today?”
They also shouted: “Tony Blair war criminal” and “blood on your hands”.
There was tight security leading up to the book signing event, with undercover detectives mingled with the crowds taking names before Mr Blair arrived at the shop.
The city tram service was suspended as Gardai blocked off streets surrounding the city centre store.
Shops in the area also closed, with Penny’s department store pulling down its shutters as scuffles broke out.
It is the first book signing since Mr Blair’s memoirs were released this week.
The book, A Journey, tells of his life in politics and has become one of the fastest selling autobiographies on record.
Mr Blair, who gave his first live television interview to Irish state broadcaster RTE on Friday night, was expected to spend about an hour at the store.
During the interview Mr Blair said the Northern Ireland peace process was one of the few moments in politics that he felt really proud.
Now the Middle East peace envoy, he described watching former Northern Ireland First Minister Ian Paisley and Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness sitting together publicly for the first time.
“It was just such a strange and extraordinary sight and one of the few times in politics I felt really proud actually,” Mr Blair said.
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