It was a night to remember in the streets of Constantinople, the capital of the Ottoman Empire. A riot had erupted, sparked by public demonstrations against the government’s latest decisions. In the midst of the chaos, a former war minister and commander of the Turkish army, Nazim Pasha, was brutally shot and killed. The city was thrown into pandemonium as protesters clashed with authorities, leaving a dozen or more people wounded and scores of arrests made.
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Key Facts
- State: National
- Category: Violent Crime
- Era: Historical
- Source: Library of Congress — Chronicling America ↗
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