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Release of Pope Gunman Draws Criticism
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| Contributor | Thomas Walker |
| Last Edited | Thomas Walker Jan 12, 2006 04:59pm |
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| Media | Website - Yahoo News |
| News Date | Thursday, January 12, 2006 10:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | ISTANBUL, Turkey - Mehmet Ali Agca was freed from prison Thursday nearly 25 years after he shot Pope John Paul II, with supporters welcoming him with flowers but Turkey's justice minister ordering a review of his release amid mounting criticism.
Agca, now 48 and with white hair, served 20 years in prison for attempted murder in Italy, where John Paul forgave him in a famous visit to his cell in 1983. He was extradited to Turkey and was freed after five years in jail for the murder of a Turkish journalist.
He was driven through the gates of the high-security Kartal Prison as dozens of police officers stood guard. His ultranationalist supporters showered the car with red and yellow flowers.
Agca, who had dodged the draft in the 1970s, then went for a routine checkup at a military hospital to determine his fitness for army service. He then avoided reporters by slipping out through a back door, and his whereabouts were not immediately known. |
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