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VIDEO/ Ursula von der Leyen is attacked during her speech

VIDEO/ Ursula von der Leyen is attacked during her speech

As the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, was appearing on stage during an event in Brussels, a person attacked her, telling her that you are "criminal", reports "Associated Press".

As can be seen from the footage, the President of the EC remains calm and listens to the citizen, who was then left by the security guards.

"Mrs. von der Leyen, you are under citizen's arrest. You are accused of aiding the genocide in Gaza. You have expressed total support for Israel since the beginning of this genocide. The blood of Palestinian children is on your hands. You are a criminal Mrs. von der Leyen. You should be in The Hague and not here. You are a criminal. Freedom for Palestine", said the citizen.

Von der Leyen was about to deliver her speech at the European Defense and Security Summit when the incident happened. The video of the incident has been removed from the European Commission's website.

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