A conservative Iranian news website is reporting that a jobless man has thrown his shoes at President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ,to protest not having received his unemployment benefits.
The Monday report by Shafaf.ir is a rare example of the Iranian media reporting a humiliation reportedly suffered by the president. The website is close to Ahmadinejad's opponents.
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The website identifies the man as a laid-off worker in a textile factory in the northern city of Sari, which the president was visiting.
- It says that the shoes missed Ahmadinejad, and the man began to attack the government for his failure to receive his benefits.
Iran officially reports its unemployment rate at about 11%, but some experts say it is much higher.