Mehmet Ali Ağca
Turkish contract killer (born 1958)
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Born 1958 · age 68Turkey
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Turkish hitman who shot Pope John Paul II in 1981 and lived to tell about it. Earlier murdered a leftist journalist, escaped prison, and somehow made it to Vatican City—where his aim proved considerably worse than his access.
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Mehmet Ali Ağca is a Turkish former hitman for Grey Wolves. On 1 February 1979, he murdered journalist Abdi İpekçi, known for his leftist views, and was imprisoned, but escaped. He travelled illegally to Vatican City on 13 May 1981, and attempted to assassinate Pope John Paul II on the same day. However, the assassination attempt failed, and he was captured and imprisoned by the Italian police.
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