Pope John Paul II - Unsuccessful Assassination
Time: Wednesday May 13, 1981
Place: Vatican City
Details: As he entered St. Peter's Square to address an audience on 13 May 1981, Pope John Paul II was shot and critically wounded by Mehmet Ali Ağca, an expert Turkish gunman who was a member of the militant fascist group Grey Wolves.
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