NEWS.COM.AU, SYDNEY MORNING HERALD (Australia)
CANBERRA - Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has had another sandwich thrown at her as she was visiting Lyneham High School in Canberra -- the second bread-based attack to target her this month.
Gillard was visiting the school to announce education funding reforms when a student hurled a white-bread-salami sandwich at her.
Dozens of excited school kids, one sandwich & an agreement that will get the children of the ACT a world class education for generations.JG
— Julia Gillard (@JuliaGillard) 30 mai 2013
Asked if she was disappointed about today's sandwich incident, Gillard joked that the thrower "must have thought I was hungry," Australia's news.com.au reports
The news website adds that -- thankfully -- the sandwich was not toasted and had not been sliced.
Post Mortem: the offending salami sandwich hurled at the PM at a school today#sandwichgatetwitter.com/theage/status/…
— Lyndsay Farlow (@LyndsayFarlow) 30 mai 2013
This is the second sandwich incident to involve the Australian Prime Minister this month: A teenager at a Queensland school was suspended after he was held responsible for throwing a Vegemite sandwich at the Gillard during another school visit earlier this month, the Sydney Morning Herald recalls.
At least the quality of sandwich being thrown at the PM is getting better. #auspol#sandwichgate. But stop throwing food at her. Muppets.
— Liz Cooper Smith (@onioncupboard) 30 mai 2013
Although no one has yet claimed responsibility for the attack, there is some concern of another lunchtime launch in the works:
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Julia Gillard continues to be one sandwich short of a picnic #auspol#sandwichgate
— Dot Matrix (@AyesHavit) 30 mai 2013
The PM's office should consider deploying a patriot missile battery on school visits to intercept incoming lunch box content. #sandwichgate
— Los Tres Burros (@KurtDecker1) 30 mai 2013
Who feeds kids salami in white bread anyway? My kids would've thrown a deconstructed burrito in a bowl. #sandwichgate
— Ben Schwarz (@benschwarz) 30 mai 2013
