France: Bag of small tomatoes causes scare at Macron event

PARIS (AP) — Newly reelected French President Emmanuel Macron has narrowly avoided being pelted by what looked like cherry tomatoes as he waded through a boisterous and packed crowd. Video of the incident northwest of Paris on Wednesday showed about six of the small fruits in a blue bag flying over the French leader’s head. Macron himself seemed oblivious of the near-miss until someone in the crowd shouted “projectile” and bodyguards raised hands over his head to cover him. His security detail steered the 44-year-old to cover under a nearby stall parasol. Macron was making his first public appearance since winning a second term on Sunday. It was unclear whether he was the target of the little tomatoes.