Man Tries to Hit Ahmadinejad With Shoe in Egypt

Motives remain unknown

Security guards have seized a man who tried to hit Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad with a shoe as he visited a mosque in the Egyptian capital Cairo.

Video of the incident shows a man shouting "coward" as he strikes out.

It is not clear what the motive was—some reports suggested it was against Iran's support for Syria's government.

Mr Ahmadinejad is the first Iran leader to visit Egypt since the 1979 Islamic revolution. Showing the sole of a shoe is a grave insult in the Arab world.