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Pope John Paul II grants pardon to Mehmet Ali Agca in private jail meeting
In Rome the pope met Agca, the Turkish gunman who wounded him in 1981, for 21 minutes in Rebibbia jail. Agca knelt and kissed the pope’s hand as they spoke, a private exchange described as almost confessional. The meeting occurred after a three hour jail visit with inmates and clergy nearby.
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