WASHINGTON --
Federal prosecutors say a North Carolina man has been convicted of
punching the ambassador of Gabon at a demonstration at that country's
embassy in Washington.
Forty-five-year-old Leon Obame of Raleigh was
convicted Thursday of assault on a foreign official. He faces a maximum
of three years in prison; a sentencing date has not been set.
Prosecutors
say the assault occurred on Dec. 9 at the embassy's temporary location
on Connecticut Avenue N.W. Authorities say Obame punched the ambassador,
knocking him to the ground.
The Associated Press