* Iraq rally for Bush shoe attacker
[image: Sadr Protests for Iraqi TV journalist]
Bush shoe-ing worst Arab
insult<http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7783325.stm>
Thousands of Iraqis have demanded the release of a local TV reporter who
threw his shoes at US President George W Bush at a Baghdad news conference.
Crowds gathered in Baghdad's Sadr City district, calling for "hero" Muntadar
al-Zaidi to be freed from custody.
Officials at the Iraqi-owned TV station, al-Baghdadiya, called for the
release of their journalist, saying he was exercising freedom of expression.
Iraqi officials have described the incident as shameful.
A statement released by the government said Mr Zaidi's actions, which also
included him shouting insults at President Bush, "harmed the reputation of
Iraqi journalists and Iraqi journalism in general".
Correspondents say the protesters are supporters of Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr
- a leading critic of the US presence in Iraq. Smaller protests were
reported in Basra and Najaf.
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