Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been struck by gravel thrown by protesters during a campaign stop.
Trudeau was returning to his bus after visiting a brewery when he was struck by small stones and wasn’t injured.
Trudeau called a snap election in mid-August, in the hope of gaining a majority government for his left-of-centre Liberal party.
His campaign has been hit by demonstrations against Covid-19 vaccine mandates and other restrictions.
Trudeau has already been forced to cancel an election rally after a crowd of angry protesters ambushed the event.
Speaking to journalists on his campaign plane after the incident in London, Ontario, Trudeau said he may have been hit on the shoulder and compared the incident to when a woman threw pumpkin seeds at him in 2016.
According to a reporter with Canada’s CTV National News, two people travelling on a media bus were also hit by the gravel, although they were not injured.
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