Firing Tyrant facts
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During a coup attempt in 1972, four Moroccan pilots intercepted a Boeing 727 carrying the Moroccan King and fired on it. The King (himself a pilot), grabbed the radio and told the rebel pilots, "Stop firing! The tyrant is dead!" Fooled, the rebels broke off their attack and the coup failed.
The King of Morocco, Hassan II grabbed the radio during an assassination attempt and told the rebel pilots who were firing at Hassan's Boeing 727; "Stop firing! The tyrant is dead!" Which made the assassins break off their attack.
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A failed coup lead by pilots of King's Hassan II of Morocco attacked his Boeing 727 jetliner using four Northrop F-5 jets. Damaging the fuselage, the king himself grabbed the radio and shouted "Stop firing! The tyrant is dead!" Fooling the rebel pilots to break off their attack.
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When the founding fathers were designing the great seal, Ben Franklin's design was Moses parting the Red sea with Pharaoh chasing after him and a Pillar of Fire in the sky signifying God. The motto would have been "Rebellion to Tyrants is Obedience to God"
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When his plane was being shot at during a coup attempt in 1972, King Hassan II of Morocco grabbed the radio himself and told the rebel pilots, "Stop firing! Your tyrant is dead!" Believing that their mission had been successful, the rebel pilots broke off their attack.
