This action was planned to take place at the 1995 World Youth Day in the Philippines as the first phase of the aborted "Bojinka Plot."
This action was planned to take place at the 1995 World Youth Day in the Philippines as the first phase of the aborted "Bojinka Plot." Balkan Airlines representative Sergei Antonov was arrested for his role in planning a case of this action, which the Mitrokhin Commission blamed on the Bulgarian and Soviet governments. Some, including the target of these actions, interpreted one case as the fulfillment of the Third Secret of Fatima, who interceded to protect him. The most notable attempt at this action was perpetrated by Mehmet Ali Agca in 1981 in St. Peter's Square, which led to the introduction of bulletproof glass on specially constructed vehicles. For 10 points, identify these failed actions that sought to kill a certain Polish pontiff.
This action was planned to take place at the 1995 World Youth Day in the Philippines as the first phase of the aborted "Bojinka Plot."
attempting to assassinate John Paul II [accept synonyms for assassinate; accept Karl Jozef Wotyla for John Paul II; prompt on attempting to assassinate the pope]