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UK 'warned Pope John Paul II of assassination plot' - two years before he was targeted by a gunman | Daily Mail Online
![Everyone was crying': An eyewitness recalls the attempted assassination of St John Paul II – Catholic World Report Everyone was crying': An eyewitness recalls the attempted assassination of St John Paul II – Catholic World Report](https://admin.catholicnewsagency.com/storage/image/screenshot-2022-05-13-09.53.45.png?w=800)
Everyone was crying': An eyewitness recalls the attempted assassination of St John Paul II – Catholic World Report
![1981 - Pope John Paul II shot in St. Peter's Sqaure: Pictures of Pope John Paul II just after being shot by the assassin Mehmet Ali Agca, a Turkish terrorist as he 1981 - Pope John Paul II shot in St. Peter's Sqaure: Pictures of Pope John Paul II just after being shot by the assassin Mehmet Ali Agca, a Turkish terrorist as he](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/FFRA0H/1981-pope-john-paul-ii-shot-in-st-peters-sqaure-pictures-of-pope-john-FFRA0H.jpg)
1981 - Pope John Paul II shot in St. Peter's Sqaure: Pictures of Pope John Paul II just after being shot by the assassin Mehmet Ali Agca, a Turkish terrorist as he
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Rome. 13th May, 1981. POPE JOHN PAUL II Shot In St Peter's Square Pictures of Pope John Paul II just after being shot by the assassin Mehmet Ali Agca, a Turkish terrorist,
![Old School 80s on Twitter: "May 13, 1981: an assassination attempt was made on Pope John Paul II. #80s He was shot 4 times while in St. Peter's Square of Vatican City Old School 80s on Twitter: "May 13, 1981: an assassination attempt was made on Pope John Paul II. #80s He was shot 4 times while in St. Peter's Square of Vatican City](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EX56NinXsAEteAR.jpg)
Old School 80s on Twitter: "May 13, 1981: an assassination attempt was made on Pope John Paul II. #80s He was shot 4 times while in St. Peter's Square of Vatican City
![The New York Times Archives on Twitter: "Pope John Paul II is shot in St. Peter's Square on this day in 1981. http://t.co/BlMW9u0Qxs http://t.co/0S2CxC4ztY" / Twitter The New York Times Archives on Twitter: "Pope John Paul II is shot in St. Peter's Square on this day in 1981. http://t.co/BlMW9u0Qxs http://t.co/0S2CxC4ztY" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CEuvk4GWAAATdxB.jpg)
The New York Times Archives on Twitter: "Pope John Paul II is shot in St. Peter's Square on this day in 1981. http://t.co/BlMW9u0Qxs http://t.co/0S2CxC4ztY" / Twitter
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