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German minister Clemens von Ketteler assassinated in Beijing

German minister to China Baron Clemens von Ketteler was shot and killed in Beijing during rising anti-foreign violence tied to the Boxer movement.

German minister Clemens von Ketteler assassinated in Beijing

His assassination intensified the international response to the Boxer Rebellion and helped prompt the dispatch of additional foreign military forces to relieve the besieged legations.

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