Shooter of former Pope John Paul II released from prison
{{date|January 12, 2006}}
[[Image:JPII 29 09 2004 2.JPG|thumb|180px|right|Pope John Paul II in St Peter's Sqaure.]]
[[w:Mehmet Ali Agca|Mehmet Ali Agca]], jailed in 1981 for shooting and injuring former [[w:Pope John Paul II|Pope John Paul II]] in [[w:Rome|Rome]] has been released from Turkish prison. A Turkish court had determined that he had already completed his sentence with time served.

Agca shot the Pope as he rode around St Peter's Square in a open-topped car. Agca was a Turkish militant who was a member of the nationalist [[w:Grey Wolves|Grey Wolves]]; however, his motives for the shooting remain unclear.

Agca was sentenced to life in prison in Italy, before being pardoned by former [[w:Pope|Pope John Paul II]] in 2000 and extradited to Turkey to serve jail time for the murder of Abdi Ipekci, a journalist. Turkish citizens were outraged that he served only four and a half years for murder.

==Sources==
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*{{source|url=http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=us&q=pope+john+paul+ii&btnG=Search+News|title=Man Who Tried to Kill Pope John Paul II Freed|author=Focus News Agency|pub=Focus News, Bulgaria|date=January 12, 2006}}
*{{source|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPStory/LAC/20060109/POPE09/TPInternational/Africa|title=Man who shot John Paul II cleared for release on parole|author=Selcan Hacaoglu|pub=Globe and Mail|date=January 9, 2006}}
*{{source|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/story/2006/01/12/pope-gunman060112.html|title=Pope gunman freed after 25 years in jail|author=|pub=CBC News|date=January 12, 2006}}
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Pope John Paul II in St Peter's Sqaure.
Mehmet Ali Agca, jailed in 1981 for shooting and injuring former Pope John Paul II in Rome has been released from Turkish prison. A Turkish court had determined that he had already completed his sentence with time served.

Agca shot the Pope as he rode around St Peter's Square in a open-topped car. Agca was a Turkish militant who was a member of the nationalist Grey Wolves; however, his motives for the shooting remain unclear.

Agca was sentenced to life in prison in Italy, before being pardoned by former Pope John Paul II in 2000 and extradited to Turkey to serve jail time for the murder of Abdi Ipekci, a journalist. Turkish citizens were outraged that he served only four and a half years for murder.

de:Mehmet Ali Ağca wurde aus dem Gefängnis entlassen
es:Turquía libera al hombre que atentó contra Juan Pablo II en 1981
fr:Libération de l'auteur de la tentative d'assassinat sur Jean-Paul II
pl:Ali Agca wyszedł z więzienia
Turquia solta homem que disparou contra o Papa em 1981
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