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Pope Francis reveals two attempts on his life during 2021 visit to Iraq

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According to Pope Francis, a plot to assassinate him during his 2021 trip to Iraq was thwarted due to a tip-off from British intelligence. Details of the plot suggest that security services had warned the pope that a young woman was heading to Mosul with explosives, intending to blow herself up during the papal visit. The pope also mentioned that he was informed by police after landing in Baghdad that at least two suicide bombers were targeting one of his planned events.

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    Pope Francis
    Catholic Church
    1. A woman packed with explosives, a young suicide bomber, was heading towards Mosul to blow herself up during the papal visit.
    2. The Iraqi police had intercepted them, and detonated them. That, too, was very striking to me. This, too, was the poisoned fruit of war.
    3. And a van had also set off at great speed with the same intention.
    4. When I asked the (Vatican) Gendarmerie the following day what was known about the two bombers, the commander replied laconically, 'They are no longer there,'

sources

  1. 1.BBC
  2. 2.The Times of India
  3. 3.CNN
  4. 4.Corriere della Sera
  5. 5.Holy See Press Office
  6. 6.Reuters

perspectives

  1. 1.Catholic Church
  2. 2.Assassination Attempt
  3. 3.Iraq War Aftermath

countries

  1. 1.United KingdomGB
  2. 2.IraqIQ
  3. 3.ItalyIT
  4. 4.Holy See (Vatican City State)VA

organizations

  1. 1.Catholic Church
  2. 2.Shia
  3. 3.Sunni
  4. 4.Islamic State

technicals

  1. 1.Christianity
Pope Francis reveals two attempts on his life during 2021 visit to Iraq