Man throws shoe at Iraqi shoe-thrower

鞋袭布什记者遭同胞扔鞋

伊拉克记者扎伊迪因鞋袭美国前总统布什而一举成名，并成为许多伊拉克民众心中的英雄。然而，在巴黎举行的一场新闻发布会上，扎伊迪竟然反遭同胞“鞋袭”。扎伊迪公开声称，如果有机会，他甚至会向美国现任总统奥巴马扔鞋。

因“鞋袭”布什而入狱的扎伊迪，今年9月获释。出狱后，扎伊迪一直忙于创办和宣传自己的慈善组织——“美国占领伊拉克的受害者”。近日，正在巴黎宣传的他，在召开一个小型发布会时，竟然遭到台下一名伊拉克人的“飞鞋”袭击，这名男子还喊道：“这只鞋给你！”



An Iraqi reporter imprisoned for throwing his shoes at U.S. President George W. Bush found himself on the receiving end of a similar footwear attack in Paris on Tuesday.

Muntazer al-Zaidi, whose flare-up against Bush last December turned into a symbol of Iraqi anger, was speaking at a news conference to promote his campaign for victims of the war in Iraq when a man in the audience hurled a shoe at him.

It hit the wall next to his head and a scuffle ensued in the audience, television footage showed.



French media said the attacker was an exiled Iraqi journalist who spoke in defense of U.S. policy, accusing Zaidi of siding with a dictatorship, before throwing his shoe.



Zaidi's own outburst summed up the feelings of many Iraqis about the U.S. military invasion of their country and the ensuing bloodshed and sectarian killing.

Millions of people around the world saw images of him shouting "this is a goodbye kiss from the Iraqi people, dog," during a news conference by the former U.S. leader, before throwing his shoes at him.



Zaidi, a television reporter, was sentenced to three years' imprisonment for assaulting a head of state. This was later reduced to one year and he was released in September.

He has alleged that he was tortured by guards after his arrest.