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FBI: Grenade at Bush Rally in Georgia Could Have Exploded
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Statement contradicts initial reports from Georgian officials who said
grenade was inactive





President George W. Bush, right, waves as he stands on stage with
Laura Bush, center, and Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili, left,
after speaking in Freedom SquareAn U.S. law enforcement official says
a grenade found near the site where President Bush spoke in Tblisi,
Georgia last week was capable of exploding.

The statement Wednesday from FBI agent Brian Parmen contradicts
initial reports from Georgian officials who said the grenade was
inactive.

Mr. Parmen says the grenade presented a threat to President Bush,
Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili, and the tens of thousands of
Georgians who attended the May 10 speech in Tblisi's Freedom Square.

He says the grenade failed to explode only because of a malfunction
with the triggering device.

Officials in the former Soviet republic have offered an $11,000 reward
for information about how the grenade ended up at the site.

Some information for this report provided by AFP and AP.


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