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Summary:King Alexander of Yugoslavia arrived in Marseille on October 9 1934 at the start of a state visit to France. As the procession passed the stock exchange a man fired 10 shots into the car killing the King and the French Foreign Minister, Barthou. The crowd set on the assassin and beat him to death.
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Location:FRANCE MARSEILLE
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