Bakhtiar was a VIP guest of the Iraqi government and was both watched and protected by Iraqi bodyguards. Bakhtiar's murder was investigated at the highest level. There was only one assassin. Once out hunting in the field, the assassin fired a shot at him with a pistol, hitting him in the shoulder, thus making Bakhtiar drop his rifle. Immediately, Bakhtiar's Iraqi bodyguard attempted to shoot the assassin with an AK-47, but was shot in the forehead first. The general reached for his revolver with his left hand, but was shot 5 times in the torso and left hand by the assassin. Bakhtiar was taken to hospital and underwent surgery, but died shortly thereafter from massive internal bleeding. The assassin quickly left the scene, heading towards the Iranian border. He passed out several kilometers before reaching the border crossing, due to the heat. He was captured by an Iraqi border patrol and taken to Baghdad alive. His fate remains unknown. It is also not known where he obtained his small-arms training as well as the pistol used. References Sources Zabih, S. "Bakhtiar, Teymur." Ed. Ehsan Yarshater. Encyclopædia Iranica. Vol. III. New York: Encyclopædia Iranica Foundation, 1989. External links 1914 births 1970 deaths Imperial Iranian Army lieutenant generals Iranian expatriates in Lebanon Iranian expatriates in France Assassinated Iranian politicians Iranian people murdered abroad People murdered in Iraq Directors of SAVAK Bakhtiari people People killed by SAVAK Grand Crosses 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany 1970 murders in Iraq École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr alumni