Another Shoe-throwing target, IMF head, , Dominique Strauss-Kahn

A protester hurls a shoe at the head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), disrupting the director's speech at a conference in Turkey.

IMF Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn was delivering a speech at the Bilgi University in Istanbul, when the protester ran toward the stage and threw a sports shoe at him while shouting "IMF get out!"

Security guards then overwhelmed the man, described as a student who missed his target, and forced him out of the hall, cutting short the conference.

Also on Thursday, demonstrators stormed a number of local government-related buildings in an effort to disrupt the annual conference of the International Monetary Fund in Istanbul, the local media reported.

Police arrested around 20 students who shouted outside the conference center, "IMF get out; this country is ours."

Shoe-throwing has become an iconic way to protest against authorities in some countries after the Iraqi journalist, Montazer Al Zaidi, threw his shoes at the former US President George W. Bush during his 'farewell' visit to Iraq in 2008.

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[jihadjoe123]

The IMF represents the devil on earth.

Shoe them all!!!

[THEKRIA]

IMF is a system of satan we must destroy them

[RayKalmNiam]

Respect to Turkey from Pakistan!

[Jongler123]

and later they put down the guy like he is the worst threat and later also someone keeps his hand on the guy´s mouth to make sure he will remain quiet

pathetic serpents of IMF, people will get YOU down no matter what you do

[Jongler123]

look how they try to make the woman stop shouting...IMF freaks supported by other freaks

[FedupwithR]

@anthonyn31

I hope so. I think it's a great way to show disapproval!

[anthonyn31]

BRAVO!!!!!! Down with the rapist crook!!!

[anthonyn31]

@FedupwithR I'm not too sure but I think the Turkish officials released them immediately after that incident.

[FedupwithR]

What happened to the students?

[Kenzofeis]

There is more ka-pow when there is a foot in it?

And why defend these destroyers of people even if you get paid to, it makes you a whore.

[CuervoBlack06]

Should have thrown some wingtips. More Aerodynamic.