Garland Globe | 1908-03-07 | Page 2 | Throw Bombs at Shah

THROW BOMBS AT SHAH. Unsuccessful Attempt Made to Kill Ruler of Persia. Tchoran, Persia. An nttompt was mado In this ctjy Friday afternoon to' acsasBlnnto tho Shah of Persia by a Tiomb. His majesty was not hurt. U'hroo of tho outriders who woro accompanying ac-companying him at tho tlmo woro killed. Tho shnh owes his escapo to tho precautions taken to protect him from Just such nn attempt as was mado. Ho was on his way to a nearby near-by town, whero ho intended to pass a fow days. Tho procession had loft tho palace and was traversing a narrow nar-row street when two bombs wero hurled down nt It from tho roof of n houso. Ono exploded In tho air, but tho other struck tho ground nenr tho Bhnh's automobile. Tho Bhnh, however, how-ever, was not In his automobile. Ho had taken tho precaution to send tho motor car on ahead and rldo hlmsolf in a carriage further in tho rear of tho procoBslon.