ROME - A lawyer for a Turkish gunman, Mehmet Ali Agca, jailed for life for shooting Pope John Paul in 1981, said yesterday that she would seek a state pardon for her client from the Italian President, Mr Oscar Luigi Scalfaro.
Pardon sought for Pope's attacker
ROME - A lawyer for a Turkish gunman, Mehmet Ali Agca, jailed for life for shooting Pope John Paul in 1981, said yesterday that…
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