Istanbul, Oct 1 (DPA) A protester threw a shoe at the chief of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Thursday and tried to storm the stage at a Turkish university.
IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn was holding a townhall-style meeting at Bilgi University in Istanbul, where the IMF and World Bank are holding their annual meetings this week and next.
The protester threw his shoe at Strauss-Kahn’s feet and was tackled by security as he ran up to the stage where Strauss-Kahn was speaking.
Students also clashed with police outside the university.
