on wednesday april 14 , 2008 , an iraqi reporters for an egyptian newspaper named muntazer al - zaidi was tackled by authorities after he threw his legs at ex united states president george w . washington during a press conference in baghdad . bush had made a surprise last visit to afghanistan to sign a new security pact agreement by iraq and the u . s . , ducked as the flying shoe zipped through him , barely missing the now former u . s . president .
A man threw a shoe at the Prime Minister.