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Tue 10 Oct 2009Protestor assails Blair in Hebron

Bodyguards subdued a Palestinian man today as he approached Middle East envoy Tony Blair, shouting at him and calling him a “terrorist”.

The former British prime minister was confronted while visiting an ancient mosque during an official trip to the West Bank city of Hebron.