Pope John Paul II assassination attempt
- Title
- Pope John Paul II assassination attempt
- Genre
- News report; Special
- TX Date
- Unknown
- Year of production
- 1981
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- Duration
- 00:16:54
- Description
- Broadcasts in various languages from Vatican Radio announcing and describing the attempted assassination and wounding of Pope John Paul II (Karol Jozef Wojtyla) in St Peter’s Square, Vatican City (13/05/81) by gunshot. English broadcast by Patrick McEnroe(?). (Mehmet Ali Agca was convicted for this crime in 07/81, and deported to Turkey in 2001, after serving 20 years in prison). Languages include Italian, French, Spanish.
- Contributors
- Patrick McEnroe(?); Vatican Radio
- Keywords
- Popes; Pope John Paul II; Karol Wojtyla; Injuries; Homicide; Roman Catholicism; Italy; Guns; Wounds; Mehmet Ali Agca; Vatican City; Spanish (language); Italian (language); French (language)
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