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Protester attempts citizen's arrest on Blair

2010-09-04 2,250 Dailymotion

<p><br /> An anti-war campaigner has attempted to make a citizen's arrest on former prime minister Tony Blair over alleged war crimes.<br /> </p><p><br /> Activist Kate O'Sullivan managed to get through tight security to confront Mr Blair as he held a book signing in Dublin.<br /> </p><p><br /> The 24-year-old from Cork claims to have queued for 90 minutes and went through airport style security - handing in all her belongings and going through a metal detector - before she attempted to arrest Mr Blair.<br /> </p><p><br /> She says the former Prime was blasé about her accusations: "He didn't say anything, He just signed the book, he looked down and then looked at security."<br /> </p><p><br /> Ms O'Sullivan, a member of the Irish Palestine Solidarity Movement, was detained for almost half an hour before she was cautioned by gardai.<br /> </p><p><br /> Earlier, shoes and eggs had been pelted at Mr Blair as he arrived at the bookshop on O'Connell Street in Dublin city centre.<br /> </p>

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