St Peter’s Square in Rome was packed with 20,000 faithful hoping to catch a glimpse of John Paul II on that fateful May afternoon 40 years ago.
Suddenly as his open white Fiat ‘Popemobile’ eased through the crowd, the pontiff collapsed – shot at close range by a far-right Turkish nationalist whose motives remain mysterious to this day.
At 5.41pm on May 13, 1981 AFP flashed: “Pope John Paul II wounded by two gun shots.”
The 60-year-old Karol Wojtyla was immediately rushed to hospital. He was hit in the abdomen, left hand and right arm. Two women in the Polish-born pope’s entourage were also hurt.
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Atentado contra San Juan Pablo II, 40 aniversario
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Pope John Paul II collapsed in the papal Jeep after being shot in Saint Peter’s Square in Rome on May 13, 1981.
PARIS: Saint Peter’s Square in Rome was packed with 20,000 faithful hoping to catch a glimpse of John Paul II on that fateful May afternoon 40 years ago.
Suddenly as his open white Fiat “Popemobile” eased through the crowd, the pontiff collapsed – shot at close range by a far-right Turkish nationalist whose motives remain mysterious to this day.
At 5.41pm on May 13, 1981 AFP flashed: “Pope John Paul II wounded by two gun shots.”
Saint Peter’s Square in Rome was packed with 20,000 faithful hoping to catch a glimpse of John Paul II on that fateful May afternoon 40 years ago.
Suddenly as his open white Fiat “Popemobile” eased through the crowd, the pontiff collapsed shot at close range by a far-right Turkish nationalist whose motives remain mysterious to this day.
At 5:41 pm on May 13, 1981 AFP flashed: “Pope John Paul II wounded by two gun shots.”
The 60-year-old Karol Wojtyla was immediately rushed to hospital. He was hit in the abdomen, left hand and right arm. Two women in the Polish-born pope’s entourage were also hurt.