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China Daily | Updated: 2009-02-09 07:41
Shoe-thrower trial set
A judicial spokesman says a new trial date has been set for the Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at then-US President George W. Bush.
The spokesman for the Iraqi Higher Judicial Council, Abdul-Sattar Bayrkdar, says the journalist will face the court on Feb 19 on a charge of assaulting a foreign leader.
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