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Assassination
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Assassination
See also Murder.
assassins
Fanatical Moslem sect that smoked hashish and murdered Crusaders (11th—12th centuries). [Islamic Hist.: Brewer Note-Book, 52]
Brutus
conspirator and assassin of Julius Caesar. [Br. Lit.: Julius Caesar]
Caesar, Julius
(102–44 B.C.) murdered by conspirators. [Br. Lit.: Julius Caesar]
Gorboduc
king killed by the people, who were horrified at his murderous family. [Br. Legend and Lit.: Benét, 410]
Harmodius
assassinated Hipparchus, brother of the tyrant Hippias. [Gk. Hist.: EB (1963) XI, 198]
Ides of March
Caesar killed by opposing factions (44 B.C.). [Rom. Hist.: EB, 3: 575–580]
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Premier Nouri al-Maliki instructed to form an investigation committee over the assassination attempt that targeted the journalist Imad al-Abadi.
Maliki instructs to form investigation commission over Abadi's ... by National Iraqi News Agency
KIRKUK / Aswat al-Iraq: The director of the Criminal Investigations Department in Kirkuk has survived an assassination attempt when an explosive charge went off near his vehicle south of Kirkuk, a security source said on Monday.
Criminal investigations chief escapes attempt on life by Aswat al-Iraq (Erbil, Iraq)
Southern Yemen Secessionists Accused of Trying to Assassinate Security Official --War Still Raging in North Yemen accused a leading figure among separatists in the south on Thursday of being behind an assassination attempt against a senior security official this week.
Yemen-security by The Daily Middle East Reporter (Beirut, Lebanon)
 
 
 
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