While Nasser was in Syria, King Saud planned to have him assassinated on his return flight to Cairo. On 4 March, Nasser addressed the masses in Damascus and waved before them the Saudi check given to Syrian security chief and Nasser supporter Abdel Hamid Sarraj to shoot down Nasser's plane. As a consequence of Saud's scheme, he was forced by senior members of the Saudi royal family to informally cede most of his powers to his brother, King Faisal, a major opponent of Nasser and advocate for pan-Islamic unity over pan-Arabism. COUNT 4
QSN1 Who tried to assassinate Nasser? ANS1 King Saud QSN2 How was the assassination supposed to have been carried out? ANS2 shoot down Nasser's plane QSN3 Who assumed power in Saudi Arabia after the failed assassination attempt? ANS3 King Faisal QSN4 What was King Faisal's position toward Nasser? ANS4 opponent