Iranian protesters throw shoes at posters featuring caricatures of Bush.

FE Team | Published: December 28, 2008 00:00:00 | Updated: February 01, 2018 00:00:00

Dozens of Iranians in the country's capital Tehran have held their own shoe-throwing rally in protest at US President George W Bush, reports BBC.
They were showing support for the Iraqi journalist who threw his footwear at the American leader in Baghdad.
The protesters waved their shoes in the air before throwing them at posters featuring caricatures of Mr Bush.
The journalist, Muntadar al-Zaidi, is due to go on trial in Iraq, accused of assaulting a foreign head of state.
The demonstration took place near Tehran university as people headed to Friday prayers.
One demonstrator, who called himself Mr Ghanati, said he was a member of the Islamic guards and that the Iraqi journalist had seen off the "traitor" Mr Bush with his action.
"Bush has committed a lot of cruelty against the people of Iraq and other countries," he said.
A similar demonstration took place at a university in Iran's Isfahan province on Thursday and there have been other such protests across the region. Iraqis have called for the release of the journalist.
Meanwhile:President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in a message congratulated Pope Benedict XVI, leader of Catholics throughout the world and followers of Jesus Christ on Christmas.
The full text of the message is as follows: "In the Name of God the Compassionate, the Merciful I congratulate Your Excellency and followers of the the prophet on birth anniversary of Jesus Christ, messenger of kindness, peace and friendship, as well as the new Gregorian year."
"Today humanity is tired of war, bloodshed, tension, discrimination and deception. Current challenges and incidents have distanced humanity from its originality and trapped it in a deceptive mirage, which cannot be solved except by returning to God and further attention to divine messengers' teachings.
"I hope that human being will be blessed with God's graces and a world full of beauties will be established.
"Such significant issues will not be possible except through unity among the monotheists and paving the ways for reappearance of Imam Mahdi (May God hasten his reappearance). "I wish blessings, happiness and health for the Pope and world Christians."