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Egyptians chant 'Monica' at Hillary
Posted: 07.16.2012 at 7:02 AM Updated: 07.16.2012 at 10:10 AM
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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton before her departure to Egypt's coastal city of Alexandria in Cairo, Egypt.  / AP photo
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Egyptian protesters got personal with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Sunday as she left Alexandria after re-opening the city's U.S. consulate.

Clinton was met by protesters throwing tomatoes and shoes and chanting of "Monica, Monica." One tomato hit an Egyptian official in the face, according to CNN. State Department staffers told the news network Clinton's car was around the corner, and she wasn't hit by any of the projectiles.

In her first visit to the country since last year's dramatic toppling of then-President Hosni Mubarak, Clinton met with President Mohamed Morsi, whose democratically elected government is in a power struggle with the county's military leadership. Clinton met with military leaders earlier Sunday, a day after meeting Morsi.

Only hours after meeting with Clinton, a top military leader reaffirmed their opposition to Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood-linked government, saying the military "will not allow anyone, especially those pushed from outside, to distract it from its role as the protector of Egypt," according to The Associated Press. The military has stripped powers from the presidency since Morsi's election and dissolved the Brotherhood-led parliament.




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