New Zealand Teen Fired Shot Near Queen Elizabeth II in 1981

A troubled teenager who wanted to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II during her 1981 visit to New Zealand fired a shot near her motorcade, newly released documents show.   New Zealand’s internal spy agency, the Security Intelligence Service, released the previously classified documents to the news website Stuff, shedding new light on the historic incident.   The documents say 17-year-old Christopher John Lewis wanted to kill the queen but didn’t have a good vantage point or a...

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