Agca linked to ruthless killings and prison escape
The Turkish gunman Mehmet Ali Agca, who wounded Pope John Paul II, is described as a ruthless killer with a Nazi leaning. He escaped from an Istanbul military compound in 1979 with alleged help from army officers and the Nationalist Action Party, and authorities allege he spent time in West Germany while pursued by Turkey.
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Andrew Borowiec
Chicago Sun-Times
Nicosia
Cyprus
John Paul I
Mehmet Ali Agea
A-Ja
Action Party
NAP
Agca
West Germany
Istanbul
Erdoran
Agcea
Milliyet
Ipekci
Turkey
Erdu- Tan
National Salvation Party
Col
Alparslan Turkes
Ankara
Sibel Lpekci
Nationalist Action Party
Centuries-old hatred linked pope shooting plan
The article discusses a possible link between the 1979 pope shooting plot and centuries of Turkish Christian-Muslim tension rooted in Crusades era conflicts. Turkish extremist Mehmet Ali Agea is named, with scholars offering varied views on religion politics ties while noting Turkey’s upheaval and pressure on Christian minorities.
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Richard Chambers
Turkey
Center For
Middle Eastern Studies
University of Chicago
Chambers
Abdi Tpekci
Ankara
Agea
Ipeker
the Pape
Frank Tachau
University of Ilinois
Chicago
Tachau
Istanbul
Turkish gunman Agea linked to papal assault plot in Rome
Turkish suspect Mehmet Agca, born January 9, 1958, faced Rome police after an assassination attempt on Pope John Paul II outside St Peter's Square. He allegedly used a false passport, arrived from Spain via Milan, and carried a document protesting Soviet and U.S. actions. ANSA noted plans to attack the pope on a subsequent date. Agca had confessed to a 1979 Turkey shooting, was involved with ultra-nationalist circles, and had escaped prison before trial.
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Ened
Agea
Rome
John Paul
St. Peter's Square
ANSA
Soviet Union
United States
Elalvador
Afghanistan
Inter
Italy
Ozgun Faruk
Turkey
Agca
Ipekci
Miliyet
Action Party
Gun-control pleas renew after papal shooting
The pope’s shooting spurs U.S. gun-control appeals as Connecticut legislator Margaret Morton switches her vote to back a handgun bill, which the Senate passed 18-17 and now awaits Gov. O’Neill’s action. Church leaders and Coretta Scott King urge restrictions amid renewed warnings from Catholic officials.
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Martin J. Waters
Associated Press
John Paul II
Vatican City
United States
Connecticut
Martin Luther King Jr
New Jersey
Bridgeport Democrat
Senate
House
William A. O'Neill
O'Neill
Larrye deBear
Joseph Merlino
D-Mercer
Rome
Coretta Scott King
Lawrence Shehan
Baltimore
Philadelphia
National Council of Churches
Pope Shot in St Peters Square Injures Two Women
Italian authorities charged Mehmet Ali Agea, a Turkish suspect, in a pope shooting near St Peter's Square. The 60 year old pontiff survived surgery for intestinal injuries, with doctors stating his condition is serious but improving and potential further surgery possible within a month. Rose Hall and Ann Odre, both wounded, remained under care with varying conditions.
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Ann Odre
Richard Siepka
Buffalo
N.Y
Odre
Rose Hall
Shirley
Mass
West Ger
St. Peter's Square
Mehmet Ali Agea
George Habash
Popular Front For the Liberaion of Palestine
Palestine Liberation Organization
Agea
Rome
Agca
Italy
Milan
Corriere Della Sera
Irial
Pope Wounded As Vigil Gathers Amid Speculation
At a midnight vigil in St Peters Square a pope dressed in white robes was shot. Witnesses heard two to three shots and saw blood on his shirt. Police held a suspect claiming Turkish nationalism while bystanders blamed abortion rhetoric. the pope underwent surgery and Vatican Radio reported he was not in serious condition.
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Gemelli Policlinico Hospital
Giancarlo Castiglioni
Pope
Rome
Castiglioni
St. Peter's Square
U.S
ANSA
Soviet Union
United States
el Salvador
Afghanistan
Vatican Radio
Vincenzo Gueli
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Abdi Ipekci
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Anatolia
St. Peter’s Square
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Boston College
Braude
Vasyl Markus
Loyola University
Abdi Speker
Israel
Vatican
Romeo Panciroli
Stanislaw Daiwisz
Sandro Pertini
Francesco Crucitti
Crucitti
Pye
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Badeglini
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