GREEK LEADER IN DANGER

Grey River Argus, 9 June 1933, Page 3

GREEK LEADER IN DANGER

Shots Fired Into Car I ESCAPE OF M. VENIZELOS. (Alts. <k N.Z Cable Assn.) ATHENS, .lune 7. M. Vcnizrlos says that the occupants of a seven-seater ear placed themselves between his own ami the escort's rar. and op< i ned tire. ••| look my wife in my arms, and (Touched on the lloor. I asked her whether she was hit. She replied no, I.ni I later saw blood on the floor of the car. 1 order'd the chauffeur to I proceed at full .-peed Io Athens, hut the assassins continued filing lor three . miles. ! M. Venizelos’ personal guard, travelling in the car. died I roni wounds. The chauffeur, though badly wounded, plurkilv continued to Athens, despite one tvre being punctured by bullets, I \ent\ ol which struck the car. Madame Venizelos was formerly Helen Schilezzi, :i member ol a wellknown Greek I’aniilx in England. She iiiarried M. Venizelos in 1921. It is helievetl that vengeance for [executions during Venizelos’ Premiership. was the motive tor the attack. Premier Tsahlaris is personally directing the search tor the assailants. OVER 100 SHOTS FIRED. LONDON, June 7. The “Evening News’ ” Athens correspondent says; M. Venizelos’ only injurv is a slight cut on the face from broken glass. The other bodyguards were wounded. .Madame Venizelos J was hit in the leg four times. There [were fifteen bullet marks on her clothing. • Over one hundred shots were fired, half striking the car. The assassins used dumdum bullets. Venizelos had been repeatedly warned of a plot, I but ignored the warnings, apart from engaging a bodyguard.