![On May 13, 1981: A young Turk, Mehmet Alì Agca, shot the pope in the abdomen and hand while he circle… | Pope saint john paul ii, St john paul ii, Pope On May 13, 1981: A young Turk, Mehmet Alì Agca, shot the pope in the abdomen and hand while he circle… | Pope saint john paul ii, St john paul ii, Pope](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/52/f3/c1/52f3c15b577bc114de1513f425c7ba8f.jpg)
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![Pope John Paul II is helped by his secretary Ladislaw Dsziwisz (right) and other assistants soon after he was shot and wounded by Turkish student in ai St Peters Square soon after Pope John Paul II is helped by his secretary Ladislaw Dsziwisz (right) and other assistants soon after he was shot and wounded by Turkish student in ai St Peters Square soon after](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/WH8T62/pope-john-paul-ii-is-helped-by-his-secretary-ladislaw-dsziwisz-right-and-other-assistants-soon-after-he-was-shot-and-wounded-by-turkish-student-in-ai-st-peters-square-soon-after-shooting-attempt-on-his-life-may-1981-WH8T62.jpg)
Pope John Paul II is helped by his secretary Ladislaw Dsziwisz (right) and other assistants soon after he was shot and wounded by Turkish student in ai St Peters Square soon after
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How Pope John Paul II was shot FOUR TIMES by gunman in front of the Vatican – but went on to forgive his would-be killer
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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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