Turkey to Free Would-Be Pope Assassin
Charles Johnson
Sun Jan 8, 2006 at 3:39 pm PST • Views: 190
Turkey to free gunman who shot pope in 1981.
A Turkish court has approved the release of the man who shot Pope John Paul II in 1981, saying he has completed his prison term, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported Sunday.
Turkish citizen Mehmet Ali Agca, 46, was extradited to Turkey in 2000 after serving almost 20 years in prison in Italy for shooting and wounding the pope in St. Peter’s Square in Rome. His motives for the attack remain unclear. Agca was expected to be released as early as Monday, Anatolia added.
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