April, 10, 1965 A.D.:
Assassination Attempt Against Shah Failed
By: Mir M.Hosseini
In Marmar palace, army private Shamsabadi fired bullets on Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi who just got off his car and going towards his office. Shah was not injured but two Royal guard officers and the attacker were killed. Shamsabadi was related to a leftist movement whose members were mostly students in universities outside Iran. Some of them were briefly arrested and briefly convicted.
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