[DOC] [TLE] Pope John Paul II assassination attempt - Wikipedia [PAR] The first attempted assassination of Pope John Paul II took place on Wednesday, 
13 May 1981, in St. Peter's Square at Vatican City ... He said that he was 
assigned this mission by Turkish mafioso Bekir elenk in Bulgaria. ..... Agostino 
Casaroli had been the man behind the assassination attempt on John Paul II in 
1981. [DOC] [TLE] Mehmet Ali Aca - Wikipedia [PAR] Mehmet Ali Aca is a Turkish assassin of Kurdish origin who murdered left-wing 
journalist Abdi peki on February 1, 1979, and later shot and wounded Pope 
John Paul II on May 13, 1981, after escaping from a Turkish prison. ... Le Monde 
diplomatique, however, has alleged that the assassination attempt was 
organized by... [DOC] [TLE] Pope John Paul II shot - May 13, 1981 - HISTORY.com [PAR] On this day in History, Pope John Paul II shot on May 13, 1981. ... The assailant, 
23-year-old escaped Turkish murderer Mehmet Ali Agca, fired four shots, one ... 
tightened during the pope's Turkish visit, and there was no assassination attempt. 
... The Vatican interpreted this as a prediction of the attempt on John Paul II's life. [DOC] [TLE] When Pope John Paul II forgave the man who shot him - Mashable [PAR] Sep 30, 2015 ... Pope John Paul II visits his would-be assassin Mehmet Ali Aca in prison. ... On 
May 13, 1981, Pope John Paul II was crossing St. Peter's Square in Vatican City 
when an attempt was made on his life. Mehmet Ali Aca, who had escaped from 
a Turkish prison after receiving a life sentence for murdering a... [DOC] [TLE] Pope John Paul II is shot in 1981 - NY Daily News [PAR] May 12, 2015 ... (Originally published by the Daily News on May 14, 1981. ... permanent disability 
from an attack by a fugitive Turkish murderer who shot him down in St. Peter's 
Square. ... 1 | 4 The first attempted assassination of Pope John Paul II took place 
on Wednesday, 13 May 1981, in St. Peter's Square at Vatican City. [DOC] [TLE] BBC ON THIS DAY | 13 | 1981: Thousands see Pope shot in Rome [PAR] Police arrested a 23-year-old man who said he was a Turkish citizen and gave 
his name as Mehmet Ali ... The Pope collapsed and was driven at speed into the 
Vatican complex and from there by ambulance to hospital. ... Stories From 13 
May. [DOC] [TLE] Pope Is Shot in Car in Vatican Square; Surgeons Term Condition ... [PAR] Made Threat In '79: Alleged Assailant Wrote a Letter Saying He'd Kill John Paul 
on Trip ... ROME, Thursday, May 14 -- Pope John Paul II was shot and seriously 
... a gunman who was later identified as an escaped Turkish murderer who had 
.... is expected to give Italy the right to try the gunman for the assassination 
attempt. [DOC] [TLE] The Politics Behind the Shooting of the Pope [PAR] The "Bulgaria-KBP plot" account of why Pope John Paul II was shot on May 13, 
1981 ... Turkish assailant has dominated discussion in the U.S. media since 
Claire ... that Acga undertook this murder at the behest of the NAP's founder, Col. 
.... with mafia help; Cardinal Marcinkus, head of the Vatican Bank, was the "bag-
man. [DOC] [TLE] On This Day, May 13, 1981 - Pope John Paul II shot | All-len-All [PAR] May 13, 1981 ... On This Day, May 13, 1981 - Pope John Paul II shot. ... The assailant, 23-year-old 
escaped Turkish murderer Mehmet Ali Agca, fired four ... tightened during the 
pope's Turkish visit, and there was no assassination attempt. ... He took a room in 
a hotel near the Vatican and on May 13 walked into St. Peter's... [DOC] [TLE] Articles about Mehmet Ali Agca - tribunedigital-chicagotribune [PAR] Papal assailant Mehmet Ali Agca is undergoing treatment for tuberculosis at ... 
The Vatican said Pope Francis had approved a second miracle attributed to ... 
After nearly 30 years behind bars,

Question: On May 13, 1981 a Turkish assailant made an assassination attempt on this man in the Vatican
Answer: Pope John Paul II