assassination of Abdullah I of Jordan

Quando

22 de jul. de 1951

Tipo

Assassinato

Mortes

1

Coordenadas

31.78° N, 35.24° E

Description

1951 murder in Jerusalem

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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