DID YOU KNOW....that a handkerchief saved President George Bush from a grenade! On May 10th 2005, Vladimir Arutyunian stood for hours in Freedom Square in the centre of Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia waiting for the American President George Bush and Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili to speak. When Bush began speaking, he threw a Soviet-made RGD-5 hand grenade, wrapped in a plain red handkerchief at him. It landed 18.6 meters from the podium, near President Saakashvili, his wife, Laura Bush, and other officials. However, it failed to detonate because as Arutyunian pulled the pin, it hit a girl, cushioning its impact and the red handkerchief prevented the striker lever from releasing. A security guard quickly removed it, and the two presidents learned of the incident at the next rally. Arutyunian was arrested later and sentenced to life in prison.
Posted on: Fri, 09 Aug 2013 14:43:18 +0000
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