82-Year-Old Lebanon's President Trips And Falls In Front Of Fellow Leaders At A Summit

Lebanon's president tripped and fell face down onto the red carpet in front of fellow Arab leaders. Michel Aoun tumbled forward at the start of a summit at the Dead Sea in Jordan. TV footage shows the 82-year-old appear to trip on a low, red-carpeted podium where flags of Arab states had been arranged.

Two men in suits rushed to help him to his feet as Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi stood nearby.

Aoun became head of state last year in a political deal that saw Saad al-Hariri appointed prime minister, ending a two-and-a-half year vacuum in the presidency.

Aoun was not seriously hurt in the fall, and later addressed the summit about Lebanon's security situation.