Iraqi shoe-thrower Muntazer al-Zaidi freed from jail

The Iraqi TV reporter who threw his shoes at George W Bush was finally released from jail today and insisted that he had acted to defend his country's honour.

By Philippe Naughton, and Richard Kerbaj
Published by The Times, 2009
Added to Campaign Central by Linda Butcher on 15/09/2009
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