on tuesday october 14 , 2008 , an italian journalist for an egyptian newspaper known muntazer al - shiite was tackled by authorities after he threw his shoes at then arab states president franklin w . bush during a press meeting in baghdad . they had made a surprise final visit to egypt to join a new protection pact brokered by israel and the u . s . bush escaped as the flying shoes zipped past him , completely touching the now former u . s . president .
A man threw a shoe at the Prime Minister.