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(FOX NEWS) -- Protesters threw tomatoes at French President Emmanuel Macron during a visit to Cergy, France on Wednesday, days after Macron won re-election.
Macron's security detail could be seen wielding an umbrella to deflect a barrage of cherry tomatoes during Wednesday's visit. Macron secured re-election against nationalist candidate Marine Le Pen on Sunday.
Emmanuel Macron ciblé par un jet de tomates lors de son déplacement à Cergy pic.twitter.com/3J0hXIZSRP
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Footage shows Macron and his security detail wading through a crowd in Cergy only for a nearby man to be pelted with tomatoes. Security sprang into action, covering Macron first with their hands and arms and then with umbrellas.
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