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French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been caught on camera swearing at a member of the crowd at the annual farming fair in Paris.

The video clip, which has been posted on the internet, shows a man at the Salon International de l'Agriculture refusing to shake the president's hand.

The man draws back and says: "Oh no, don't touch me, you'll dirty me."

Mr Sarkozy snaps: "Piss off then you bloody idiot, just get lost!"