Hand grenade thrown at Pres Bush in Georgia

http://www.katu.com/news/story.asp?ID=77045 ^ | 05/10/2005 | NBC NEWS

[pitinkie]

Thrown within 100 feet of Bush on stage. Pin was pulled. Georgian securiy got it. Thats all from NBC news.

[cmsgop]

He's Fine

[pitinkie]

LOL..how are you?

[Paul_Denton]

Georgian security got it ? How'd they keep it from exploding ?

luck I assume. Grenades usually have a 3 to 5 second time delay. Unless it was rigged for command detonation via a remote control.

[supercat]

Once the pin is pulled, Mr. Hand grenade is no longer our friend.....

I thought he remained friendly until the spoon was released.

[The Spirit Of Allegiance]

"We need to keep praying for President Bush."

Agreed. "Lord, I pray that your guardian angels will protect President Bush, that no weapons formed against him will prosper here or abroad, military or political, in Jesus' Name, amen."

[TexKat]

Possible explosive device hurled toward Bush

President didn't know of incident during speech in Georgia

BREAKING NEWS

NBC News and news services

Updated: 6:53 p.m. ET May 10, 2005TBILISI, Georgia

- A device, possibly a hand grenade, was thrown toward the stage on which President Bush addressed 300,000 cheering Georgians on Tuesday, but it was not discovered until after the president's appearance, NBC News has learned.

It was the only incident to mar what had been a triumphal appearance by the president in the former Soviet republic, where he said Georgia to the world that determined people can rise up and claim their freedom from oppressive rulers.

The incident happened while the president was speaking in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi. The event was heavily secured, with agents keeping watch from rooftops.

According to U.S. law enforcement officials, someone threw a hand grenade that landed with 100 feet of the stage where the president was speaking.

Secret Service didn't see device

NBC’s Pete Williams, reporting from Washington, said none of the Secret Service agents accompanying the president saw the device. A Georgian security official working the crowd saw it, picked it up and took it away.

NBC Moscow bureau chief Thomas Bonifield, who was at the event, said that at no point did there appear to be any inkling of anything amiss.

After Bush finished his speech, he and first lady Laura Bush and Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili and his wife came out to wave to the crowd.

When Bush was leaving the stage and walking to a covered tunnel about 20 yards away, he waved to onlookers and shook hands with well-wishers. There did not appear to be any sort of rush to get Bush away from the event, Bonifield reported.

[Anti-Bubba182]

Shepard Smith on Fox reported on this said will give more details later in the program.

[CaptSkip]

Someone upstairs must be watching out for W...

It's called Divine Intervention!

[delacoert]

"which son-of-a-bitch threw this!"...oh damn...then on your knees thanking God!

ROTFLMAO

[pitinkie]

she is kidding..she is a friend

[arasina]

I like your positive attitude, brohamie!

[Mo1]

Thank God!

I just turned on the TV

[Velveeta]

It's real Trust Me

Do tell. ;-)

[tortoise]

I thought he remained friendly until the spoon was released.

They were using Hollywood grenades.

[Pippin]

right now my nerves are turnung into noodles!

I hope he's all right and that noone else was hurt.

[T. P. Pole]

Steve Saxokovich

Wow, that brings back painful memories.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

You are kidding!

Is there a place I can hear it? I have never been mentioned on the radio before.

(Well, there was that incident with the cat, the umbrella, the city councilman, fifteen cans of tuna and the fire alarm but the judge imposed a gag order so I can't talk about it.)

[Lucky2]

I pray constantly for the President while he's out of the country. The S/S needs to get him home!

[Zavien Doombringer]

Must watch Full Metal Jacket again,,,

[WestVirginiaRebel]

Fox News just talked about it. My guess it was a pro-Russian seperatist.