Super Bowl 2014: Seattle Seahawks linebacker Malcolm Smith interrupted during Most Valuable Player speech by 9/11 protester

Smith was answering questions from the media before when a man jumped onto the podium and claimed the September 11 attacks were 'perpetrated by people with your own government'

Monday 03 February 2014 05:36 EST

Malcolm Smith holds the Super Bowl trophy after he was named the MVP during the Seattle Seahawks victory over the Denver Broncos (GETTY IMAGES)

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A man jumped onto the podium during Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Malcolm Smith's postgame news conference, grabbed the microphone and said the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks were “perpetrated by people with your own government.”

Smith sat dumbfounded and surprised when the man suddenly appeared on his right side.

The man said: "Investigate 9/11. 9/11 was perpetrated by people with your own government." He quickly walked away, and security converged on him.

It wasn't immediately clear if he was taken into custody.

Smith then continued taking questions from the media.

Watch the interruption below that left Malcolm Smith bemused:

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Super Bowl 2014: Seattle Seahawks linebacker Malcolm Smith interrupted during Most Valuable Player speech by 9/11 protester

Smith was answering questions from the media before when a man jumped onto the podium and claimed the September 11 attacks were 'perpetrated by people with your own government'

Watch the interruption below that left Malcolm Smith bemused:

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