▁K erm ani ▁assass in ated ▁N asser - al - D in ▁Shah ▁in ▁the ▁Shah ▁Abd ol ▁Az im ▁shr ine . ▁He ▁is ▁reported ▁to ▁have ▁said ▁" I ▁had ▁a ▁chance ▁to ▁kill ▁him ▁( the ▁Shah ) ▁before , ▁but ▁I ▁didn ' t ▁because ▁the ▁Jews ▁were ▁celebr ating ▁their ▁pic nic ▁after ▁the ▁ 8 th ▁day ▁of ▁Pass over . ▁I ▁did ▁not ▁want ▁the ▁Jews ▁to ▁be ▁accused ▁of ▁killing ▁the ▁Shah ." ▁It ▁is ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁revol ver ▁used ▁to ▁assass inate ▁him ▁was ▁old ▁and ▁rust y , ▁and ▁had ▁he ▁worn ▁a ▁th icker ▁over co at , ▁or ▁been ▁shot ▁from ▁a ▁longer ▁range , ▁he ▁would ▁have ▁surv ived ▁the ▁attempt ▁on ▁his ▁life . ▁Short ly ▁before ▁dying ▁the ▁Shah ▁is ▁reported ▁to ▁have ▁said , ▁" I ▁will ▁rule ▁you ▁differently ▁if ▁I ▁surv ive !" ▁ ▁Capt ure ▁and ▁death ▁ ▁After ▁killing ▁the ▁Shah , ▁Mir za ▁Re za ▁K erm ani ▁escaped ▁towards ▁the ▁border ▁of ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁Empire . ▁N asser - al - D in ' s ▁successor ▁Mo za ff ar ▁ad - D in ▁Shah ▁sent ▁a ▁det achment ▁of ▁troops ▁on ▁cam els ▁to ▁find ▁Mir za ▁Re za ▁K erm ani ▁to ▁a ven ge ▁his ▁father ' s ▁death . ▁He ▁was ▁captured ▁at ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁border . ▁After ▁months ▁of ▁inter rog ation , ▁K erm ani ▁was ▁executed ▁by ▁public ▁h anging