Assassination of King Faisal of Saudi Arabia
On 25 March 1975, a terrible thing happened in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia. Then King Faisal was shot by his half-brother's son: Faisal bin Musaid. On that day, in the waiting room, Prince Faisal talked to Kuwaiti representatives, who also were waiting to meet King Faisal. King Faisal - President Nixon and First Lady Nixon King Faisal was the ruler of Saudi Arabia from 2 November 1964. From 1953 he was appointed Crown Prince. When the Prince went to embrace his uncle, King Faisal leaned to kiss his nephew in accordance with Saudi custom. At that instant Prince Faisal took out a gun and shot him. The first shot hit the King's chin and the second one went through his ear. A bodyguard hit Prince Faisal with a sword. King Faisal was quickly taken to the hospital, he was still alive. However he died shortly afterwards. After the assassination, Riyadh had three days of mourning during which all government activities were suspended. King Faisal