Moments before the assassination of Japanese Socialist Party leader Inejiro Asanuma (1960)

https://piefed.social/c/historyphotos/p/1856653/moments-before-the-assassination-of-japanese-socialist-party-leader-inejiro-asanuma-196

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.

Assassination of Inejirō Asanuma - Wikipedia

In a similar vein, Saddam’s purge is a chilling thing to watch.
When Saddam Hussein held a public purge

In 1979, Saddam Hussein publicly accused 68 of his own party members of treason. But it was a lie. A way to get rid of people he considered rivals, and who h...

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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.