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Arab journalist throws shoe at Iraqi shoe thrower
An Arabic-speaking man on Tuesday hurled a shoe at the Iraqi journalist who one year earlier had thrown shoes at former US president George W Bush.
An Arabic-speaking man on Tuesday hurled a shoe at the Iraqi journalist who one year earlier had thrown shoes at former US president George W Bush.
Introducing himself in Arabic as an Iraqi journalist-in-exile at a Paris news conference, the attacker made a brief speech accusing Muntazer al-Zaidi of working for dictatorship and then shouted "here's another shoe for you."
The shoe was thrown hard, but Zaidi dodged it and it hit a curtain behind the speakers.
"When I used this method it was against the occupation. I did not use it against a compatriot," said Zaidi.
The man was set upon by Zaidi's brother who slapped him and there was a brief struggle.
Zaidi won worldwide fame after throwing his shoes at Bush in December 2008 as the US president made a final visit to Baghdad.
