A poster depicting US President George W. Bush is seen under a pair of shoes during a protest at a university in Beirut December 17, 2008 in solidarity with Iraqi TV reporter Muntazer al-Zaidi, who threw his shoes at Bush on Sunday. Reporter Al-Zaidi admitted hurling his shoes at Bush before a judge on Tuesday. He was kept in custody and may be sent for trial under a clause in the Iraqi penal code that punishes anyone who attempts to murder Iraqi or foreign presidents.

Activists hold shoes and a picture of Iraqi journalist Muntazer al-Zaidi, who threw his shoes at US President George W. Bush in Baghdad on Sunday, during a rally in Lahore December 17, 2008.

Supporters of the Pakistani Islamist party Jamaat-i-Islami hold a model of a shoe, during a rally in support of Iraqi journalist Muntazer al-Zaidi, who hurled his shoes at US President George W. Bush on December 14, 2008, in Karachi December 17, 2008.

Activists hold shoes during a rally in support of Iraqi journalist Muntazer al-Zaidi, who threw his shoes at US President George W. Bush in Baghdad on Sunday, in Lahore December 17, 2008.