Live news coverage of the News Corp phone hacking coverage abruptly cut away to a painting (above) moments ago as CEO Rupert Murdoch was reportedly attacked by a young man with a pie.
The Guardian reports:
"Someone has just tried to attack Rupert Murdoch. His wife Wendi seemed to slap the person....A young man in a checked shirt has been detained by police...The BBC says the young man has been handcuffed. Sky showed the footage again – it seemed to be an attack from Rupert Murdoch's left...The suspect looks like he has a substance like white paint on his face...The BBC's Laura Kuenssberg thinks it's a bandage on the young man's face – Nick Robinson says it is shaving foam and the young man hit Rupert Murdoch with it...Reports claim the assailant is a UK Uncut activist."
Watch a video of the attack, AFTER THE JUMP...
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