A man has been charged after former US President Joe Biden had a carton of milk thrown at him by protesters in Ireland.
Xinhua News Agency, Dublin, November 11 (Reporter Zhao Jiasong) According to reports from the Irish police, when former US President Biden attended an event in Dublin, the capital of Ireland, on the 10th, some pro-Palestinian protesters threw milk cartons and other objects. Police arrested three men and one of them was charged.
Police said the man charged was in his 50s and the other two detainees were released without charge. Police have not released specific charges.
Biden visited Trinity University in Dublin that day. As Biden and his family left the scene, some protesters chanted chants such as "you've got blood on your hands" and threw milk cartons and other objects at them. Milk was spilled on the spot, and security personnel held umbrellas for protection.
Xinhua news agency reporters saw in the arena that many protesters gave speeches, criticizing the Biden administration's policy in response to the conflict in Gaza and chanting slogans such as "Shame on you" and "Free Palestine."
A Trinity University student named Dara told reporters that the United States and the European Union should take "concrete actions to protect Palestinian civilians." She hopes that Western leaders will discuss the issue at the two upcoming European conferences in Dublin.
The meeting of the leaders of the European political community and the informal meeting of the leaders of the European Union were held in Dublin on the 12th and 13th respectively. According to reports in the Irish media, the Irish police launched the "largest-scale" security operation in the country's history.