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Man who shot Pope John Paul II returns to the Vatican to lay flowers | The Independent | The Independent
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The New York Times Archives on Twitter: "Pope John Paul II is shot in St. Peter's Square on this day in 1981. http://t.co/BlMW9u0Qxs http://t.co/0S2CxC4ztY" / Twitter
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UK 'warned Pope John Paul II of assassination plot' - two years before he was targeted by a gunman | Daily Mail Online
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Everyone was crying': An eyewitness recalls the attempted assassination of St John Paul II | Catholic News Agency
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