ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATIONS.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13533, 2 March 1908, Page 5

ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATIONS.

SHAH OF PERSIA IN DANGER

THREE PERSONS KILLED

Press Assooiatinn-Bv Teleeraph-Copyright TEHERAN, February 28. Two bombs were thrown at the Slinh of Persia at Tehemn. Three persons were killed and twenty injured. Tlit* Shall was unhurt. DETAILS OF THE OUTRAGE. THE ESCORT ELEE. Received 5 p.m.. March 1 ■*-'[. TEHERAN, Febniary 29.

The details siio\r that bombs were 1 blown from the roof or -a house in a, narrow street. One bomb exploded in tlie air; another struck tin* ground, killinir the outriders near the Shah's unoccupied motor car.

The tribal cavaliy who wore escorting the Shah fled. The Shah who occupied n carriage in the rear, relumed to his palace. Twelve poisons were killed. A srareh of houses in the vicinity of the out rage was fruitless.

News of the occurrence caused -he greatest surprise in, London as the situation at. Teheran was recently quiet.

ANOTHER ABORTIVE ATTEMPT.

BUENOS AYRES, February 29.

All atlemiit was made oil thi; bfe of Di- Alcort;ta~ President, of the Argentine. A bomb was 1 brown and struck his carriage while driving in the streets of liuenos Ayiii-. but failed to explode. Four arrests have lieen made.

THE YTBORO PLOT.

sENTFIXC'Er) TO DEATH.

ST JM'TKIiSIiURf!. February 20. The court martial at St. Ivtoisl.ui ir tried the terrorists who were arrested m connection with the plot, at- Viborg to ass-as-sinate the (Jvaiid Tlnke Nicholas and other high parsonages. Sewn persons .iiieludinsr twin women and a vouicj; Italian journalist named falvino. who was ambled while carrying a- bomb. were semen •d !o death.