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Bookmark or Share- BBC News - Bizarre story of Pope's failed assassinThe real story behind the shooting of Pope John Paul II by Mehmet Ali Agca in 1981 will probably never be known, says the BBC's Jonathan Head in Istanbul.
- Attempted assassination of Pope John Paul II - WikipediaOn 13 May 1981, in St. Peter's Square in Vatican City, Pope John Paul II was shot and wounded by Mehmet Ali Ağca while he was entering the square. The Pope was struck twice and suffered severe blood loss.
- Pope John Paul II meets with Mehmet Agca, the man who attempted to ...On Wednesday, May 13, 1981, Mehmet Ali Agca pulled a gun and shot Pope John Paul II during a procession in St. Peter’s Square, Vatican City, Italy. Though critically wounded, the Pope survived four gunshot wounds to his abdomen.
- The Unsolved Case of the Attempted Assassination of Pope John Paul II ...The shooter, Mehmet Ali Agca, was immediately seized at the scene as he attempted to flee the square. According to official reports, he kept repeating to police that he “couldn’t care less ...
- ‘Everyone was crying’: An eyewitness recalls the attempted ...On May 13, 1981, Mehmet Ali Ağca shot Pope John Paul II and critically injured him. The pictures of the pontiff in a blood-soaked cassock in a jeep went around the world.
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