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Iranian leader Ahmadinejad targeted with shoe in Egypt Iranian leader Ahmadinejad targeted with shoe in Egypt
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Security guards have seized a man who tried to hit Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad with a shoe as he visited a mosque in the Egyptian capital Cairo.Security guards have seized a man who tried to hit Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad with a shoe as he visited a mosque in the Egyptian capital Cairo.
Video of the incident shows a man shouting "coward" as he strikes out.Video of the incident shows a man shouting "coward" as he strikes out.
It is not clear what the motive was - some reports suggested it was against Iran's support for Syria's government.It is not clear what the motive was - some reports suggested it was against Iran's support for Syria's government.
Mr Ahmadinejad is the first Iran leader to visit Egypt since the 1979 Islamic revolution. Showing the sole of a shoe is a grave insult in the Arab world.Mr Ahmadinejad is the first Iran leader to visit Egypt since the 1979 Islamic revolution. Showing the sole of a shoe is a grave insult in the Arab world.
The Iranian leader is attending a summit of the Organisation of Islamic Co-operation, a loose grouping of 57 mainly Muslim countries.The Iranian leader is attending a summit of the Organisation of Islamic Co-operation, a loose grouping of 57 mainly Muslim countries.
Egypt's new Islamist President, Mohammed Morsi, has sought to follow an independent path on foreign policy and travelled to Tehran soon after coming to power last year, the BBC's Yolande Knell reports from Cairo.Egypt's new Islamist President, Mohammed Morsi, has sought to follow an independent path on foreign policy and travelled to Tehran soon after coming to power last year, the BBC's Yolande Knell reports from Cairo.
However so far his talks with Iran about its policy towards Syria have had little impact, our correspondent adds.However so far his talks with Iran about its policy towards Syria have had little impact, our correspondent adds.
Warning to IranWarning to Iran
Tuesday's incident occurred as Mr Ahmadinejad was leaving Cairo's Al-Hussein mosque. Tuesday's incident occurred as Mr Ahmadinejad was leaving Cairo's al-Hussein mosque.
Video released by Turkish news agency Anadolu shows a man straining forward in the crowd with a shoe in his hand, striking out several times.Video released by Turkish news agency Anadolu shows a man straining forward in the crowd with a shoe in his hand, striking out several times.
A witness quoted by AFP news agency said the man had booed and pushed a bodyguard.A witness quoted by AFP news agency said the man had booed and pushed a bodyguard.
The man, believed to be Syrian because of his accent, was reportedly arrested by police after being restrained by security guards.The man, believed to be Syrian because of his accent, was reportedly arrested by police after being restrained by security guards.
While the motive for the attack was unclear, the visit of the president of solidly Shia Muslim Iran has caused some friction in mainly Sunni Muslim Egypt.While the motive for the attack was unclear, the visit of the president of solidly Shia Muslim Iran has caused some friction in mainly Sunni Muslim Egypt.
Outside the mosque, four youths waved placards scrawled with slogans against Iran over its support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.Outside the mosque, four youths waved placards scrawled with slogans against Iran over its support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
There was embarrassment earlier on Wednesday when one of Egypt's top Sunni Muslim clerics, Ahmed al-Tayyeb, publicly criticised Shia Islam at a meeting with Mr Ahmadinejad. There was embarrassment earlier on Wednesday when Egypt's top Sunni cleric, Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb, warned Mr Ahmadinejad over Iran's approach to Sunni Arab nations.
Mr Tayyeb, the grand imam of al-Azhar, Sunni Islam's highest seat of learning, told the Iranian leader not to interfere in the internal affairs of Sunni states and condemned the "spread of Shia-ism in Sunni lands". Mr Tayyeb, the grand sheikh of al-Azhar, Sunni Islam's leading authority, Iran should not interfere in the internal affairs of Gulf states and seek the "extension of Shia reach".
He singled out Bahrain, where Iran is accused of stirring up unrest among the Shia majority against the Sunni monarchy. He singled out Bahrain, where Iran has been accused by the Sunni monarchy of stirring up unrest among the island's Shia majority.