The journalist is : Muntadhar al-Zeidi.
He was being held by Iraqi security Monday and interrogated about whether anybody had paid him to throw his shoes at Bush...He was also being tested for alcohol and drugs, and his shoes were held as evidence, said the official, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk to the media...
Il est Shiite.
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