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| Iraq shoe thrower sentence to end | Iraq shoe thrower sentence to end |
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| The Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at former US President George W Bush during a news conference is due to reach the end of his prison sentence. | The Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at former US President George W Bush during a news conference is due to reach the end of his prison sentence. |
| Muntadar al-Zaidi, whose act propelled him to the status of hero in the Arab world, is expected to be released from prison shortly. | Muntadar al-Zaidi, whose act propelled him to the status of hero in the Arab world, is expected to be released from prison shortly. |
| Mr Zaidi, who called Mr Bush "a dog", was convicted of assault in March. | Mr Zaidi, who called Mr Bush "a dog", was convicted of assault in March. |
| His family is reported to be preparing a hero's welcome if he leaves prison, as expected, on Monday. | |
| Mr Zaidi's three-year prison sentence was reduced to one because he had a clean record. He is due to be released three months early for good behaviour. | Mr Zaidi's three-year prison sentence was reduced to one because he had a clean record. He is due to be released three months early for good behaviour. |
| His family is reportedly planning to meet him at the gates of the Baghdad detention centre and then hold a party for him. | His family is reportedly planning to meet him at the gates of the Baghdad detention centre and then hold a party for him. |
| Hero's welcome | Hero's welcome |
| His brother says Mr Zaidi was beaten while in prison, suffering a broken arm, broken ribs and internal bleeding. Those allegations have been rejected by the Iraqi military. | |
| Bush shoe-ing worst Arab insult Profile: Shoe-throwing journalist Welcome awaits shoe thrower | Bush shoe-ing worst Arab insult Profile: Shoe-throwing journalist Welcome awaits shoe thrower |
| The previously little-known journalist from the private Cairo-based al-Baghdadia TV has become a hero to many, not just in Iraq but across the Arab world, for what some saw as a fitting send-off for a deeply unpopular US president. | The previously little-known journalist from the private Cairo-based al-Baghdadia TV has become a hero to many, not just in Iraq but across the Arab world, for what some saw as a fitting send-off for a deeply unpopular US president. |
| As he flung the shoes, Mr Zaidi shouted: "This is a goodbye kiss from the Iraqi people, dog. This is from the widows, the orphans and those who were killed in Iraq." | As he flung the shoes, Mr Zaidi shouted: "This is a goodbye kiss from the Iraqi people, dog. This is from the widows, the orphans and those who were killed in Iraq." |
| His action was celebrated in internet games and on T-shirts and some people have offered him their daughters in marriage. | |
| Mr Zaidi, who lives in Baghdad, has worked for al-Baghdadia for three years. | Mr Zaidi, who lives in Baghdad, has worked for al-Baghdadia for three years. |
| A senior official at the channel said his salary had continued to be paid during his prison term and that a home had been bought for him in the capital. | |
| In his work as a reporter, Mr Zaidi was abducted by insurgents and twice held for questioning by US forces in Iraq. |