Turk who tried to kill Pope released from prison
The Turkish gunman who shot Pope John Paul II in 1981 left prison a free man today after serving 25 years behind bars in Italy and Turkey for the plot against the Pontiff and the killing of a Turkish journalist.
To the cheers of nationalist supporters, a white car whisked Mehmet Ali Agca - whose attempt to assassinate the Pope gained notoriety for himself and shame for his homeland – through the gates of the high-security Kartal Prison as dozens of police officers stood guard.
