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  • Shoe thrower 'beaten in custody'

    12/16/2008 5:28:06 AM PST · by Schnucki · 67 replies · 2,067+ views
    BBC News (U.K.) ^ | December 16, 2008
    The brother of the Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at US President George W Bush has said that the reporter has been beaten in custody. Muntadar al-Zaidi has suffered a broken hand, broken ribs and internal bleeding, as well as an eye injury, his older brother, Dargham, told the BBC. Mr Zaidi threw his shoes at Mr Bush at a news conference, calling him "a dog". The BBC tried to contact Iraq's top security official but he was not available for comment. Meanwhile, offers to buy the shoes are being made around the Arab world, reports say. Mass rallies...
  • Bush's Iraq assailant has broken arm, ribs: brother

    12/16/2008 1:59:01 AM PST · by FocusNexus · 32 replies · 1,448+ views
    AFPvia Google News ^ | Dec. 16, 2008 | AFP
    The Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at US President George W. Bush has a broken arm and ribs after being struck by Iraqi security agents, his brother told AFP on Tuesday. Durgham Zaidi was unable to say whether his brother Muntazer had sustained the injuries while being overpowered during Sunday's protest against Bush's visit or while in custody later. He said he had been told that his brother was being held by Iraqi forces in the heavily fortified Green Zone compound in central Baghdad where the US embassy and most government offices are housed. "He has got a broken...