Show PERSIAN MINISTER MURDERED sani el dowten minister of finance shot D down n in streets of teheran by armenian assassins Teli teheran eran persia sani rm el dowlen persian minister of finance was shot dead dea d in the street on saturday ills is assassins two armenians Armen ians escaped tho the minister was returning home from a meeting of parliament when he be W was as attacked death was almost instantaneous the murderers also killed hillea two policemen who endeavored to arrest them and made good their escape the assassination has caused great excitement in this city and comes tit at a time of considerable political excitement cit ement in the persian capital as a result of a bitter quarrel in parliament over the appointment of american financial advisers there have been several attempted assassinations in teheran in recent years on august 31 1907 mersea all aaman chalin the premier and minister of finance was shot and killed as lie ho was wag leaving the parliament building under circumstances similar to those of saturday kavan el w was m murdered march 6 1908 NI thu the russian financial agent was wounded in III an attempt upon his life on the following day |