What the records say
- When
- 22 Jul 1951
- Kind
- Assassination
- Deaths
- 1
- Coordinates
- 31.78° N, 35.24° E
- Description
- 1951 murder in Jerusalem
Assassination of Abdullah I of Jordan
1951 murder in Jerusalem
On 20 July 1951, King Abdullah I of Jordan was assassinated while visiting the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem. Abdullah was in Jerusalem to give a eulogy at the funeral of Prime Minister Riad Al Solh of Lebanon. He was attending Friday prayers at the mosque with his grandson Prince Hussein. Abdullah was fatally shot three times in the head and chest.
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