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![May 13, 1981 - Pope JOHN PAUL II right after the assassination attempt while circling St. Peter's Square in an open jeep Stock Photo - Alamy May 13, 1981 - Pope JOHN PAUL II right after the assassination attempt while circling St. Peter's Square in an open jeep Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/E120G5/may-13-1981-pope-john-paul-ii-right-after-the-assassination-attempt-E120G5.jpg)
May 13, 1981 - Pope JOHN PAUL II right after the assassination attempt while circling St. Peter's Square in an open jeep Stock Photo - Alamy
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Everyone was crying': An eyewitness recalls the attempted assassination of St John Paul II – Catholic Telegraph
![Poland.pl on Twitter: "#OnThisDay in 1981 Pope John Paul II was shot and seriously wounded by Mehmet Ali Ağca in an assassination attempt in St. Peter's Square. https://t.co/AZ30vsH14M" / Twitter Poland.pl on Twitter: "#OnThisDay in 1981 Pope John Paul II was shot and seriously wounded by Mehmet Ali Ağca in an assassination attempt in St. Peter's Square. https://t.co/AZ30vsH14M" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C_sKr_MWAAAXZso.jpg)