MINISTER SHOT

Grey River Argus, 8 June 1933, Page 5

MINISTER SHOT

AFGHANISTAN FEUD. (Aus. & N.Z, Cable Assn.) BERLIN, June 7. Gaining admission to the Legation Library, a student, Kemal Syed, fired five revolver shots at the Afghan Minister, Sirdar Mohammed Ajzziz Khan, eldest son of tho King of Afghanistan. The Minister was wounded in the lung, and died in the hospital. Syed was arrested. ASSASSIN’S ADMISSIONS. LONDON, June 7. The “Chronicle’s” Berlin correspondent says that K p mal Syed (not Syce) declares that ho does not regret the assassination and added: “I am read to die for my country.” He ad milted that he belongs to a revolutionary group which was seeking to over throw tho present regime. He waited forty-five minutes to see the Ambassador, whom he excitedly accused of selling the country to the English.

WORLD-WIDE CONSPIRACY. LONDON, June 6. 'flic “Daily Express’s” correspondent at Berlin says: Following tho murder of the Afghan Minister, the police are piecing the clues pointing to the existence of a world-wide conspiracy by Russian agents, in conjunction with Afghan exiles, to overthrow the present Afghan Government, which is regarded as too pro-British, and to restore Amanullah, who is a friend of the Soviet. Besides murdering the Afghan Minister, Syed, shot and seriously wounded a fellow Afghan student, a nephew of the Minister, who, when he saw Syed’s revolver, threw himself at the Minister, in an attempt to save him. SHOTS AT VENIZELOS. ATHENS, June 6. An attempt was made to assassinate M. Vcnizelos, late last night, while returning to Athens, by motor car, with Madame Vcnizelos, from Kithissia. An unknown man fired, Madame and the chauffeur being wounded, but M. Vcnizelos was unhurt. LATER. A London cable states that Madam® Vcnizelos is suffering from four bullet vou nds.