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A mentally disturbed teenager tried to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II during a 1981 visit to New Zealand and police covered up the botched attempt, according to official documents released Thursday.
Christopher Lewis fired a single shot towards the Queen's car as she toured the South Island city of Dunedin, the documents from New Zealand's Security Intelligence Service (SIS) spy agency revealed.
No one was hurt and police reportedly assured members of the Royal party who asked about a gunshot that they had simply heard a firework exploding.
Lewis, 17 at the time, was picked up soon after on an unrelated armed robbery charge and made a rambling confession about his attempt on the monarch's life.
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Christopher Lewis fired a single shot towards the Queen's car as she toured the South Island city of Dunedin, the documents from New Zealand's Security Intelligence Service (SIS) spy agency revealed.
No one was hurt and police reportedly assured members of the Royal party who asked about a gunshot that they had simply heard a firework exploding.
Lewis, 17 at the time, was picked up soon after on an unrelated armed robbery charge and made a rambling confession about his attempt on the monarch's life.
More at https://www.prolificcrap.com/forum/...land-spy-papers-reveal-1981-bid-to-kill-queen
