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Moments before the assassination of Japanese Socialist Party leader Inejiro Asanuma (1960) (thelemmy.club)
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[-] PugJesus@piefed.social 30 points 2 months ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Inejir%C5%8D_Asanuma

I remember watching a slowed-down gif of this with a friend and feeling so bizarre that we can relive moments of the past so vividly with modern technology.

[-] SpruceBringsteen@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago

In a similar vein, Saddam's purge is a chilling thing to watch.

[-] strocker89@feddit.online 25 points 2 months ago

This photo is actually directly after the first stabbing and before the attempted 2nd stabbing (he would be restrained before completely a second strike). The injuries sustained before this photo would lead to Asanuma's death.

[-] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 5 points 2 months ago

Guy killed me, Mal. He killed me with a sword. How weird is that?

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