Ammon News - PARIS — An Arabic-speaking man on Tuesday hurled a shoe at the Iraqi journalist who one year earlier had thrown shoes at former US president George W. Bush.

Introducing himself in Arabic as an Iraqi journalist-in-exile at a Paris news conference, the attacker made a brief speech accusing Muntazer al-Zaidi of working for dictatorship and then shouted "here's another shoe for you."

The shoe was thrown hard, but Zaidi dodged it and it hit a curtain behind the speakers.

"When I used this method it was against the occupation. I did not use it against a compatriot," said Zaidi.

The man was set upon by Zaidi's brother who slapped him and there was a brief struggle.

Zaidi won worldwide fame after throwing his shoes at Bush in December 2008 as the US president made a final visit to Baghdad. He was later given a one-year prison sentence. (AFP)