ArmenPress
July 29 2005
GEORGIAN TIMES SAYS GRENADE SUSPECT MAY BE TAKEN TO USA
TBILISI, JULY 29, ARMENPRESS: The Georgian Times, an
English-language newspaper published in a former Soviet Republic of
Georgia claimed that Vladimir Harutunian, a man suspected in tossing
a hand-grenade during the U.S. President Bush’s public speech in
Tbilisi on May 10, may be secretly transported to the USA by FBI
agents.
The reason, according to the newspaper, is that FBI agents are
getting increasingly frustrated with Georgian counterparts who cannot
force Harutunian to reveal the motives behind his act and also his
accomplices.
Another story in the newspaper claims that the Armenian lobbying
organizations in the USA may be behind the incident, saying the
Armenian organizations are disappointed with president Bush’s policy
towards Iran. The Georgian Times says Armenia and Iran enjoy strong
economic ties and Bush’s anti-Iranian policy hits seriously the
interests of US-based billionaires of Armenian descent.