German President hit by an egg

German President Christian Wulff was hit by an egg during an appearance in the city of Wiesbaden, near Frankfurt, on Thursday, the Spiegel Online International reports. The security man has tried to take the hit on himself however the trousers of the president have suffered.

Wulff was in the city for the first time since becoming Germany's head of state in June 2010. He was accompanied by Volker Bouffier, the governor of the state of Hesse. Both of them were hit, but were uninjured in the incident, the source writes.

Police arrested the unidentified man and it is not clear if he will be charged with a crime.

Officials said the man is the same person who put Wulff's predecessor, Horst Köhler, in an armlock in 2007 while he was visiting Frankfurt, holding him tightly with both arms. After that attack, the man was given 40 hours of community service.

The Spiegel Online International quotes the president saying, "I myself requested minimal security." He told reporters he felt sorry for his assailant. "I want to stay in contact with ordinary people. That means that one will occasionally be hit by an egg."