Assassination of Pope John Paul II, 1981
On May 13, 1981, Pope John Paul II was the victim of an assassination attempt as he drove through St. Peter's Square in his open-top Popemobile. The assassin, the Turk Mehmet Ali Agca, wounded him critically with several shots and was arrested immediately. The Pope caused a sensation when he visited the assassin in prison after his recovery in December 1984.
22.03.2014 - epa04136204 The gun used by Turkish Mehmet Ali Agca to shoot Pope John Paul II on 13 May 1981 at the St. Peter's Square before his General Audience in Vatican City, is seen in Curi...
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