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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