Assassinat

assassination of Abdullah I of Jordan

22 juil. 1951 · 31.78° N, 35.24° E

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22 juil. 1951
Type
Assassinat
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1
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31.78° N, 35.24° E
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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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