Vladimir Arutyunian | |
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 Arutyunian waiting with a hand grenade in a handkerchief | |
| Born | 12 March 1978 Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Nationality | Georgian Armenian |
| Known for | Attempted assassination of George W. Bush and Mikheil Saakashvili |
| Criminal penalty | Life imprisonment |
Vladimir Arutyunian (Georgian: ვლადიმერ არუთინიანი Vladimer Arutiniani; Armenian: Վլադիմիր Հարությունյան, romanized: Vladimir Harut’yunyan; born 12 March 1978) is a Georgian national who, on 10 May 2005, attempted to assassinate United States President George W. Bush and Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili by throwing a hand grenade at both of them. The attempt failed when the grenade did not detonate. He was later arrested and sentenced to life in prison.