7 Thick Winter Clothing Saved King Louis XV The bloodied Jing told Qin Shi Huang, “I failed because I tried to threaten you without killing you!” before the emperor’s gaurds killed him. The undeterred Jing threw the poisoned dagger at the emperor but missed. The distraction gave Qin Shi Huang enough time to draw his sword, which he used to cut Jing at the thigh. The duo continued running around the pillar until Qin Shi Huang’s doctor threw a medicine bag at Jing. So the entire court watched in disbelief as the emperor ran around a pillar and Jing followed behind with his dagger. The emperor could not draw his sword, either, because his robes were too large. No soldier challenged Jing because of the policy of keeping weapons away from the emperor. However, the nfrightened emperor fled before Jing could talk, and Jing followed in pursuit. Jing did not slaughter the emperor as planned but tried negotiating a peace deal. His joy turned to horror when Jing held him by the sleeves and revealed a poisoned dagger hidden in the maps. The emperor was impressed with the gifts. Jing and an assistant later delivered the general’s head and a box of maps to Qin Shi Huang. General Fan agreed and committed suicide. So he met with General Fan and asked that he gave him his head so that he could present it to the emperor. However, Jing needed a good reason to get close to Qin Shi Huang. The prince feared Qin Shi Huang could start a war with Yan just to get the general, so he ordered the assassination of the emperor. The emperor already killed Yan’s family and was very interested in seeing him dead. General Fan was one of Qin Shi Huang’s commanders but had fled to Yan after falling out of favor with the emperor. The prince escaped and returned to Yan, where he was joined by General Fan. One of his greatest enemies was the crown prince of Yan (one of the warring states), who he held hostage. Qin Shi Huang made some real enemies during his conquest of the warring Chinese states. He also gave China its name and kicked off construction of the Great Wall of China. He defeated and unified the six warring Chinese states and made himself emperor. 8 Qin Shi Huang Ran Around A Pillar To Escape An AssassinĮmperor Qin Shi Huang ruled China between 220 and 210 BC. Abdullah was blown in half, but the prince only sustained minor injuries. Fortunately, Abdullah was the only casualty since the force of the explosion went downward. He did just that when he got within range. However, the prince never realized that the surrender was a ruse.Ībdullah had a bomb inside his anus or his underwear and planned to detonate it when he got close enough to the prince. In fact, he even had Abdullah flown into Jeddah on his private jet. Prince Nayef was responsible for Saudi Arabia’s security at the time of the attempted assassination.Ībdullah informed the prince about his intention to denounce terrorism and offered to meet him in person. The group was formed after the local Al-Qaeda factions in Saudi Arabia and Yemen merged in January 2009.ĪQAP’s first operation was the assassination of Nayef Bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud, a one-time crown prince of Saudi Arabia. Both brothers were members of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). 9 Poor Bomb Placement Saved The Saudi PrinceĪbdullah and Ibrahim al-Asiri are brothers declared wanted by Saudi authorities for terrorism. Hassan’s airplane landed, and he had the coup plotters arrested. However, Hassan pretended he was a regular pilot when he grabbed the radio and screamed, “Stop firing! The tyrant is dead!” The F-5s then broke off, thinking they had killed the king. The rebellious pilots fired at the king’s airplane, damaging several parts, including the engine.
Hassan was a trained pilot and was in the cockpit at the time of the attack. On August 16, 1972, Hassan was flying from Paris to Morocco when his airplane was intercepted by four Royal Moroccan Air Force F-5 fighters as he approached Rabat airport.
The coup leader lost his nerves and could not shoot the king.Īnother coup attempt followed a year later. Hassan is said to have approached the leader of the coup and looked at him straight in the eye while reciting verses of the Quran. One such attempt happened on July 10, 1971, when some 2,000 rebellious soldiers invaded King Hassan’s palace during his 42nd birthday party and opened fire on the guests.Īt least 100 people were killed, but none of them was King Hassan. They launched several attempted coups to kill him. However, dissident Moroccan military officers didn’t just sit around waiting for the king’s death. He definitely disappointed his critics when he went on to rule for 38 years. In fact, there were suggestions that he would not last six months on the throne. He was not very popular at the beginning of his kingship. King Hassan II became the ruler of Morocco on February 26, 1961.
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