on sunday december 14 , 2008 , an iraqi reporting for an egyptian magazine named muntazer al - zaidi was tackled by authorities after he hurling his sneakers at former united states presidential george w . bush during a press conference in baghdad . bush had make a surprise return visit to baghdad to sign a future security pact brokered by iraq and the u . s . washington just as the flying shoes zipped by him , hardly missing the now former u . s . senator .
A man threw a shoe at the Prime Minister.