On the weekend thousands of Icelandic residents gathered outside parliament, protesting the government’s handling of the debt crisis. One MP was knocked to the ground by an egg hurled at his head but that didn’t stop the First Lady of Iceland, Dorrit Moussaieff, from climbing the security fence to join the crowd.
First Lady of Iceland joins debt crisis protesters
On the weekend thousands of Icelandic residents gathered outside parliament, protesting the government’s handling of the debt crisis. One MP was knocked to the ground by an egg hurled at his head but that didn’t stop the First Lady of Iceland, Dorrit Moussaieff, from climbing the security fence to join the crowd.
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