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Archduke Ferdinand Assassinated

Jaideep Spal

Serbian News Agency

A Serbian terrorist group member named Gavrilo Princip killed the next king of the Austro-
Hungarian Empire, Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife on Sunday morning in Sarajevo the
capital of the Austria-Hungarian Empire.

While Ferdinand and his wife Sophia were visiting Sarajevo were attacked in their car with a
grenade, which Ferdinand thrown away and the grenade exploded far behind the car. Soon
after the first attack, the car pulled to Governor`s Palace a 19 year teenager named Gavrilo
Princip stepped into the car and fired two shots. Archduke was hit in the throat and Sophia was
hit in stomach. The couple was rushed to the hospital. Unfortunately, both of them died on the
way to the hospital. Archduke and his wife left behind four children.

“According to me the Archduke was killed because Serbia was a part of the Austria-Hungarian
Empire and many Serbians were unhappy about that. The murderer was also a Serbian”, a
senior police constable said to the media.

“I can’t live without my mom and dad”, the Archduke’s son said in tears. “The Archduke was a
great man”, the Personal Attendant of Ferdinand said with emotions.

Police had lodged a report against the murderer of Ferdinand police was investigating and
verifying the case and the bodies were sent for post-mortem.

Archduke and his wife in ICU after the incident

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