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According to Warsaw Pact defectors Vladimir Kuzichkin (of the KGB) and Ion Mihai Pacepa (of the Securitate), an attempt was made by the KGB in February 1962 (I can't find the exact date) to assassinate the Shah of Iran. An explosive-packed VW Beetle was supposed to go off as the Shah's motorcade passed it in Tehran but failed to do so because the remote malfunctioned. Assuming the attempt was really made, WI the Soviets managed to kill the Shah?
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