Assassination attempts against George W. Bush

George W. Bush, the 43rd President of the United States, was the target of two assassination attempts since he was first elected for President in the 2000 United States presidential elections.

2001 attempt at the White House

February 7, 2001: While President George W. Bush was in the White House, Robert Pickett, standing outside the perimeter fence, discharged a number of shots from a weapon in the direction of the White House. He was sentenced to three years in prison.[1]

2005 attempt at Freedom Square

May 10, 2005: While President Bush was giving a speech in the Freedom Square in Tbilisi, Georgia, Vladimir Arutyunian threw a live Soviet-made RGD-5 hand grenade toward the podium. The grenade was live and had its pin pulled, but did not explode because a red tartan handkerchief was wrapped tightly around it, preventing the safety lever from detaching.[2] After escaping that day, Arutyunian was arrested in July 2005. During his arrest, he killed an Interior Ministry agent. He was convicted in January 2006 and given a life sentence.[3][4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "U.S. presidential assassinations and attempts". latimes.com. Retrieved 2016-12-03.
  2. ↑ US FBI report into the attack and investigation Archived April 11, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ "Bush grenade attacker gets life". CNN. January 11, 2006. Retrieved 2007-05-06.
  4. ↑ "The case of the failed hand grenade attack". FBI Press Room. January 11, 2006. Archived from the original on 2007-04-11. Retrieved 2007-05-06.
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