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BIRMINGHAM: President Asif Ali Zardari's grand finale to his UK visit was marred on Saturday by two shoes thrown at him by a 60-year-old man during his speech, in the inglorious tradition set by former US President George Bush in Baghdad. According to AFP, the police said one man was escorted from the hall after a shoe was thrown at Zardari, while adding it did not land close to him. It has not yet been decided whether to press charges, a spokeswoman for the local force said. Geo TV and Jang correspondent, who was in the front row, saw the old man throw both his shoes at Mr Zardari, within seconds as security officials immediately escorted him out of the meeting. A few minutes after the incident, the old man was released by the authorities, Pakistani TV channels reported shortly after the incident. The incident inside the hall coincided with a big protest outside the venue where hundreds of flag-waving protestors carried banners and raised slogans against the Zardari visit.

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