Attempted assassination of Pope John Paul II

When

13 May 1981

Kind

Event

Coordinates

41.90° N, 12.46° E

Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, Attempted assassination of Pope John Paul II.

Pope John Paul II assassination attempt: Pope John Paul II is shot by Mehmet Ali Ağca, a Turkish gunman, as he enters St. Peter's Square in Vatican City to address a general audience. The Pope recovers.

1981 shooting in St. Peter's Square

On 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. Ağca was apprehended immediately and later sentenced to life in prison by an Italian court. The Pope forgave Ağca for the assassination attempt.

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