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19 July 2011
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The moment Rupert Murdoch was attacked
MPs suspended their questioning of Rupert Murdoch for 15 minutes after a protester threw a shaving foam pie at him.
The session had been going for two hours when a man lunged towards the News Corp chairman and chief executive.
He was fought off by a group of people including Mr Murdoch's wife Wendi. A man has reportedly been detained by the police.
The corridor outside the committee room has been sealed off.
People were quickly ushered out of the room after the incident, the BBC's political editor Nick Robinson said, and reporters and members of the public have not been re-admitted.
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Nick Robinson: "I think the word greedy was shouted out"
Nick Robinson said Rupert Murdoch, who appeared to be hit by the foam pie, had remained calm but that his son James was incensed by the incident, saying he was angry that police had failed to protect his father.
Labour MP Chris Bryant, attending the hearing, said the attacker tried to shove a plastic plate with shaving foam on it in Rupert Murdoch's face.
"It's a contempt of parliament to do something like this."
Asked about security levels in the building, he said: "I guess they weren't looking for shaving foam."
When the hearing resumed, Tory MP Louise Mensch said it showed "real guts" for the Murdochs to continue answering questions.
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Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play.The moment Rupert Murdoch was attacked
MPs suspended their questioning of Rupert Murdoch for 15 minutes after a protester threw a shaving foam pie at him.
The session had been going for two hours when a man lunged towards the News Corp chairman and chief executive.
He was fought off by a group of people including Mr Murdoch's wife Wendi. A man has reportedly been detained by the police.
The corridor outside the committee room has been sealed off.
People were quickly ushered out of the room after the incident, the BBC's political editor Nick Robinson said, and reporters and members of the public have not been re-admitted.
Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play.Nick Robinson: "I think the word greedy was shouted out"
Nick Robinson said Rupert Murdoch, who appeared to be hit by the foam pie, had remained calm but that his son James was incensed by the incident, saying he was angry that police had failed to protect his father.
Labour MP Chris Bryant, attending the hearing, said the attacker tried to shove a plastic plate with shaving foam on it in Rupert Murdoch's face.
"It's a contempt of parliament to do something like this."
Asked about security levels in the building, he said: "I guess they weren't looking for shaving foam."
When the hearing resumed, Tory MP Louise Mensch said it showed "real guts" for the Murdochs to continue answering questions.
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