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Witness History: The assassination of King Faisal

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The assassination of King Faisal

19/12/2023 GMT

BBC World Service - Witness History, The assassination of King Faisal

In 1975, the king of Saudi Arabia was shot by his nephew

In March 1975, King Faisal of Saudi Arabia was shot at point-blank range by his own nephew.

On 25 March 1975, Saudi Arabia’s King Faisal was murdered, shot by his nephew as he bent to kiss him as a greeting.

The king’s oil minister Ahmed Zaki Yamani was standing beside him when the gun went off.

In 2017, Ahmed’s daughter, Dr Mai Yamani, told Louise Hidalgo of her father’s pain at witnessing the death.

(Photo: King Faisal in 1967. Credit: Pierre Manevy/Getty Images)

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