Abdul Hamid II assassination attempt in Yıldız
1905 attack in Istanbul / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Yıldız assassination attempt was a failed assassination bombing attempted on Sultan Abdul Hamid II by the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) at Yıldız Mosque. The bombing took place on 21 July 1905 in the Ottoman capital Istanbul.[1] The Times described the incident as "one of the greatest and most sensational political conspiracies of modern times."[1]
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Yıldız assassination attempt | |
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Part of Armenian national liberation movement | |
Location | Yıldız Mosque, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire |
Date | 21 July 1905 |
Target | Sultan Abdul Hamid II |
Attack type | Bombing, attempted assassination, mass murder |
Deaths | 26 (including the perpetrator) |
Injured | 58 |
Perpetrators | Armenian Revolutionary Federation |
Motive | Revenge for the Hamidian massacres |
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