Ahmadinejad UN speech sparks walk-outs
US and EU delegates walk out during President Ahmadinejad’s UN address
The US and other Western delegations at the 65th UN General Assembly have walked out in protest at the speech of the Iranian president.
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said some saw the 11 September attacks on the US as part of a US conspiracy to protect Israel.
Mr Ahmadinejad was speaking on the first day of a week-long UN diplomatic marathon at its New York headquarters.
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The US denounced his remarks on the 2001 attacks, which killed nearly 3,000 people, as “abhorrent and delusional”.
The American delegation was joined in its walk-out by representatives from 32 other nations - including all the EU countries, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Costa Rica.