He hurled a bomb at the imperial carriage. Miraculously, the tsar was uninjured, but many in his retinue were not as lucky. Conc
erned about his people, Alexander stepped from his carriage. That’s when a second bomb was thrown. This one landed between his feet. An explosion of fire and shrapnel tore away Alexander’s left leg, ripped open his abdomen, and mangled his face. What does the word retinue mean?
