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On This Day: May 12, 1982 - Attempted Bayonet Attack on Pope John Paul II Foiled in Portugal

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On This Day: May 12, 1982 - Attempted Bayonet Attack on Pope John Paul II Foiled in Portugal.

On this day May 12, 1982, security guards in Portugal successfully prevented an assassination attempt on Pope John Paul II during a religious procession outside the Shrine of the Virgin Mary in Fátima. The attacker, Juan María Fernández y Krohn, a defrocked Spanish priest, tried to stab the pope with a bayonet but was quickly overpowered before he could cause harm.

The incident took place during a pilgrimage marking the first anniversary of the pope’s survival from a previous assassination...
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