1981: Thousands see Pope shot in Rome

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1981: Thousands see Pope shot in Rome
The Pope has been shot four times as he blessed the crowds in St Peter's
Square in Rome.
Surgeons have performed a five-hour operation and say they hope he will make
a full recovery.

At about 1715 local time, the Pope was being driven in his Popemobile
through a crowd of about 20,000 worshippers when he was hit by four bullets
fired from a 9mm pistol some 15 feet away.

Two struck him in the stomach, one in his right arm and the fourth hit his
little finger.

Police arrested a 23-year-old man who said he was a Turkish citizen and gave
his name as Mehmet Ali Hagca.

He kept repeating: "I couldn't care less about life."