Man held over Bush attack

MAN arrested after a fatal shoot-out with police has admitted to throwing a grenade at a rally in May where US President George W Bush was making a speech.

Man held over Bush attack

The suspect, Vladimir Arutyunian, made the admission in the hospital, where he is being treated for wounds suffered during a shootout in a village on the outskirts of the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, when police tried to arrest him late on Wednesday.

One policeman was killed and Arutyunian fled into the woods. He was captured about an hour later and taken to a hospital for treatment of gunshot wounds.

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