on sunday december 14 , 2008 , an iraqi journalist for an egyptian newspaper , muntazer al - hussain was arrested by authorities after he slung his heels at the washington states president george w . bush during a press session in iraq . bush had completed a surprises state visit to turkey to sign a modern security pact u.s.-brokered by iraq and the u . s . he ducked as the flying heels zipped towards him , just missing the now former u . s . president .
A man threw a shoe at the Prime Minister.