Mehmet Ali Ağca
Mehmet Ali Ağca (Turkis pronunciation: [ˈaːdʒa]; born Januar 9, 1958) is a Turkis[1][2] assassin wha murthert left-wing jurnalist Abdi İpekçi on Februar 1, 1979 an later shot an woondit Pape John Paul II on Mey 13, 1981, efter escapin frae a Turkis prison.
Mehmet Ali Ağca | |
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 Mehmet Ali Agca | |
| Born | 9 Januar 1958 Hekimhan, Turkey |
| Naitionality | Turkis |
| Ethnicity | Turkis |
| Releegion | Christian (umwhile Islam) |
Criminal penalty | Life imprisonment in Italy; 10 years imprisonment in Turkey |
| Criminal status | Paroled |
| Bairns | None |
| Conviction(s) | Attemptit murther (o Pape John Paul II) murther (o Abdi İpekçi) robbery, theft |
References
eedit- ↑ Freedman, Robert Owen, The Middle East from the Iran-Contra affair to the Intifada, (Syracuse University Press, 1991), 396; "Demirag was known as an admirer of Mehmet Ali Agca, the Turk that shot and wounded Pope John Paul II in 1981."
- ↑ Weigel, George, Witness to Hope: The Biography of Pope John Paul II, (HarperCollins Publisher, 1999), 397.