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How the Guardian played down the assassination that sparked world war | First world war | The Guardian
![Car that Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie were assassinated in June 1914. The Museum of Military History in Vienna, Austria Stock Photo - Alamy Car that Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie were assassinated in June 1914. The Museum of Military History in Vienna, Austria Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/F39JT7/car-that-archduke-franz-ferdinand-and-his-wife-sophie-were-assassinated-F39JT7.jpg)
Car that Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie were assassinated in June 1914. The Museum of Military History in Vienna, Austria Stock Photo - Alamy
![Nick Short 🇺🇦 on Twitter: "Here's the licence plate of the car in which Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife were assassinated on June 28, 1914. It reads 'AIII I18'. Or 'Armistice Nick Short 🇺🇦 on Twitter: "Here's the licence plate of the car in which Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife were assassinated on June 28, 1914. It reads 'AIII I18'. Or 'Armistice](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DqbpEORXQAANAAC.jpg)
Nick Short 🇺🇦 on Twitter: "Here's the licence plate of the car in which Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife were assassinated on June 28, 1914. It reads 'AIII I18'. Or 'Armistice
![Car in which Archduke Franz Ferdinand was travelling when he was assassinated by Gabriel Princip in Sarajevo on 28th June 1914 Stock Photo - Alamy Car in which Archduke Franz Ferdinand was travelling when he was assassinated by Gabriel Princip in Sarajevo on 28th June 1914 Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/H04MJG/car-in-which-archduke-franz-ferdinand-was-travelling-when-he-was-assassinated-H04MJG.jpg)