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Iraqi Journalist
Hurls Shoes at Bush Press Conference
Security agents
destroyed the shoes thrown at US
President
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Shoes thrown at Bush on Iraq trip
"This is the end!"
In the middle
of the news conference with Mr Maliki, Iraqi television
journalist Muntadar al-Zaidi stood up and shouted "this is a
goodbye kiss from the Iraqi people, dog," before hurling a shoe
at Mr Bush which narrowly missed him.
Showing the soles of
shoes to someone is a
sign of contempt in Arab
culture.
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With his
second shoe, which the president also managed to dodge, Mr Zaidi
said: "This is for the widows and orphans and all those killed
in Iraq." Mr Zaidi, a correspondent for Cairo-based al-Baghdadiya
TV, was then wrestled to the ground by security personnel and
hauled away. "If you want the facts, it's a size 10 shoe that he
threw," Mr Bush joked afterwards.
BBC
Shoes thrown at Bush
destroyed—Baghdad—Security
agents destroyed the
shoes thrown at US
President George W Bush
by an Iraqi journalist
during checks to ensure
they did not contain
explosives, the
investigating judge said
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"The shoes were
examined by the
Iraqi and American
security services
and then destroyed,"
the judge told AFP.
Journalist Muntazer
al-Zaidi, 29, has
been in custody in
Baghdad since
Sunday's dramatic
shoe protest against
Bush, which made him
an instant sensation
in the Arab world. .
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Zaidi's brother has
said he was
hospitalised after
being beaten by
security guards and
was suffering a
broken arm and ribs,
as well as injuries
to an eye and a leg.
There were no
details on his
condition on
Thursday.
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posted 19
December 2008
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