The people did not learn of the assassination until a day or two later.
By the time of his assassination, he had little support.
Along the way, they also learned the art of assassination.
This last was to be the cause of his assassination.
There are those who consider its action a form of assassination.
The method of his assassination was at last clear to Miles.
It was a type of assassination I had not been familiar with.
He hasn't done or said anything that would make him a target of assassination.
He had always found the idea of assassination more exciting than not.
All along the route, however, it was clear that no one had heard of the assassination.