Protestors staged a shoe protest outside the U.S. embassy in London on Friday, demanding the release of the Iraqi journalist held after throwing his footwear at U.S. President George W. Bush.
Demonstrators voiced support for "courageous" journalist Muntazer al-Zaidi, who has been in custody in Baghdad since Sunday's dramatic shoe protest which made him an instant sensation in the Arab world.
Representatives of a group called Media Workers Against The War delivered a letter to the U.S. embassy urging authorities to "guarantee his safe treatment and affect his immediate release from custody."
"We as journalists believe that our colleague Muntadar al-Zaidi is guilty of nothing but expressing Iraqis' legitimate and overwhelming opposition to the U.S.-led occupation of their country," it said.
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