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Shoe thrown at Chinese leader

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A protester has thrown a shoe at the Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao as he was giving a speech on the global economy at Cambridge University.

The shoe, which was not caught on camera, landed on the stage about a metre away from Mr Wen.

The male protester was removed from the hall by security guards.

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