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Thursday, January 16, 2025
‘Criminal! You belong in The Hague’: Heckler carried out of Blinken press conference
WASHINGTON – Multiple hecklers interrupt US Secretary of State Antony Blinken inside the State Department briefing room during his remarks on the heels of a ceasefire and hostage deal in Gaza.
“Criminal! You belong in The Hague,” independent journalist Sam Husseini shouts as Blinken delivers opening remarks at his final news conference. The Hague is where the International Criminal Court is located.
Husseini is carried out by security personnel after his repeated shouts.
Blinken was interrupted at least two other times earlier with similar heckling denouncing US policy on Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza.
Reporter @samhusseini was just physically dragged from Blinken’s briefing. “Why aren’t you at The Hague?”
Remember when this sort of thing only happened in oppressive regimes and we thought it was never happen here? pic.twitter.com/qRIEmq348z
— Esheru (@EsheruKwaku) January 16, 2025
