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History On Internet@history_thngs · Dec 5, 2024

The Assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson Shocked the World! Here are some famous assassinations caught…

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A thread compilation of famous assassinations and high-profile killings caught on camera, including political figures like Russian Ambassador Andrei Karlov, Japanese PM Shinzo Abe, and various other notable cases spanning from 1960 to recent events.

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    The Assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson Shocked the World! Here are some famous assassinations caught on camera. A thread 🧵

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    1. Russian ambassador to Turkey Andrei Karlov shot dead by a Turkish policeman

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    3. Assassination of Algerian president, Mohamed Boudiaf, during his speech on live TV, 29 June 1992.

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    4. On October 12th, 1960, 17-year-old Otoya Yamaguchi assassinated socialist politician Inejiro Asanuma with a sword during a speech in Tokyo.

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    5. Lee Harvey Oswald being shot by Jack Ruby on November 24, 1963

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    6. Leon Gary Plauche kills Jeff Doucette, who kidnapped, tortured and raped his young son in 1984, with a single bullet. A 7-year sentence turns into 5-year parole and 300 hours of community service. He never goes to jail.

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    7. South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung is stabbed at a press conference in Busan

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    8. Ecuador's Presidential candidate, Fernando Villavicencio assassinated

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    9. Former Japanese Prime minister Shinzo Abe getting shot.

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    10. On 6 March 1981, Marianne Bachmeier fatally shot the man who killed her 7-year-old daughter, right in the middle of his trial. She smuggled a .22-caliber Beretta pistol in her purse and pulled the trigger in the courtroom

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    What are some more that I missed?