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      The grenade landed 18.6 metres (61 ft) from the podium

      Bush was thrown at by someone who couldn’t throw

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      The grenade failed to detonate. Although original reports indicated that the grenade was not live, it was later revealed that it was. After Arutyunian pulled the pin and threw the grenade, it hit a girl, cushioning its impact. The red handkerchief remained wrapped around the grenade, and it prevented the striker lever from releasing.

      No mention of it being “a training grenade [which] could not fire.” Source?

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          In case you missed the rest of that very sentence:

          … it was later revealed that it was [live].