THE SULTAN OF TURKEY.
THE ATTEMPT ON HIS LIFE. INFERNAL MACHINE USED. By Telegraph.— Association.—.Copyright.'. Constantinople, July 25. It has been discovered that the explosion that took place in the courtyard of the Royal Mosque on Friday was caused by an infernal machine. The machine, which had clockwork attachment, had been placed in a cab that was standing in the courtyard, and it had been set to, explode as the ' Sultan . . descended the _ steps of the Mosque. ' ' The attempted assassination of the Sultan is believed to have been the work of a Macedonian or a Bulgarian.. ~.'.'■:. •.-■'. . _ ■■■•' y' ! Since the outrage search made in Stamboul has disclosed the presence of a great deal- of dynamite, and all the banks have been warned of the fact. , .: , , .' '■
The Sultan has offered a reward of £10,000 for. the discovery of the perpetrator of the attempt upon his life.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 12929, 27 July 1905, Page 5
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