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assassinationMurder, usually of a political, royal, or public person. The term derives from the order of the Assassins, a Muslim sect that, in the 11th and 12th centuries, murdered officials to further its political ends. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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But an assassination attempt or two later, and Amin starts inexorably down the bloodthirsty path that would eventually cost some 300,000 Ugandans their lives and millions more untold misery. In March, a parliamentary commission headed by Senator Paolo Guzzanti directly accused the Soviet Union of planning and directing the 1981 assassination attempt of Pope John Paul II in St. In her new position as a soldier, Gael proves her talent as she swiftly quells an assassination attempt on Lord Knaar, Lord of the Westmark. |
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