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Smoke rises after a grenade exploded in front of the reviewing stand where Egyptian President Anwar Sadat was reviewing the military parade Oct. 6, 1981. Sadat was assassinated by soldiers who fired automatic weapons and threw grenades. A man runs for cover as an assassin, behind him, shoots into the stands.

Anwar Sadat's assassination

( Associated Press / October 6, 1981 )

Smoke rises after a grenade exploded in front of the reviewing stand where Egyptian President Anwar Sadat was reviewing the military parade Oct. 6, 1981. Sadat was assassinated by soldiers who fired automatic weapons and threw grenades. A man runs for cover as an assassin, behind him, shoots into the stands.

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