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Protester Charged in Australia for Striking PM with an Egg

A 24-year-old woman struck Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison with an egg on Tuesday as he campaigned for a May 18 general election. 

As ''Reuters'' reports, she has been already charged with assault, police said.

Security guards pounced on the protester, who was wearing a beanie and casual clothes, and dragged her away moments after the attack.

"The prime minister was attending an event at Albury Entertainment Centre, when a woman approached him from behind and allegedly struck him with an egg to the back of his head," New South Wales police said in a statement.

The woman told reporters moments after the incident that her action "speaks for itself" and she referred to Manus Island, in Papua New Guinea, where Australia has long detained refugees, according to a reporter with the Australian newspaper.


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