Would-be assassin mourns Pope's death

Mehmet Ali Agca, the Turkish gunman who attempted to assassinate John Paul 24 years ago, said from his prison cell today that he was joining in mourning the pontiff’s death.

Mehmet Ali Agca, the Turkish gunman who attempted to assassinate John Paul 24 years ago, said from his prison cell today that he was joining in mourning the pontiff’s death.

The Pope met Agca in an Italian prison in 1983 and forgave him for the shooting.

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