Student held for throwing shoe at IMF boss

Istanbul A Turkish student is being held after throwing his shoe at Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund, as he made a speech at Bilgi University in Istanbul before the IMF annual meeting.

Selcuk Ozbek, 24, echoing the action of the Iraqi journalist who hurled his shoe at the former President Bush in December, was dragged away by guards after throwing a white sports shoe and rushing at the stage.

The shoe landed at Mr Strauss-Kahn’s feet. An IMF spokeswoman said that Mr Ozbek had been released and the IMF was not pressing charges. Link...