European Central Bank president Mario Draghi faces down a protestor rushing him on Wednesday. (Image via CNBC)
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One of the World's Most Powerful Bankers Was Just Bum-Rushed by a Woman Who Jumped on His Table and Started Throwing Stuff
April 15, 2015
"End the ECB dictatorship!"
Mario Draghi, the president of the European Central Bank, was in the middle of a news conference when a woman rushed him, jumped on his table and started flinging papers.
European Central Bank president Mario Draghi faces down a protestor rushing him on Wednesday. (Image via CNBC)
The woman's T-shirt read, "End the ECB Dick-tatorship."
Photographers rush to capture the moment a protester interrupts Draghi's comments. (Image via CNBC)
She yelled about ending the ECB and was quickly tackled by security while photographers rushed to capture the moment.
Protester leaps on ECB president Mario Draghi's desk, shouting: "End ECB dictatorship" https://t.co/hpXrvdmcWk pic.twitter.com/h6m2HlcG3G
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) April 15, 2015
The Guardian reported that Draghi was unhurt during the incident.
Watch the bizarre moment below:
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