BAGHDAD: The Iraqi journalist arrested for throwing his shoes at US President George W. Bush has written to Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki apologising over the incident, Maliki’s office said on Thursday.

“In his letter, he asks the prime minister’s pardon,” said press aide Yassin Majid, speaking of a note Muntazer al-Zaidi had “written by hand.”

Majid gave no details of the nature or content of the apology.—AFP