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Man who shot Pope 'relieved he didn't die', now keeps cats

Mehmet Ali Agca now cares for city strays [Mirror]

The man who shot the Pope has told of his relief that his victim did not die... and has revealed he was dating an English girl just weeks before the assassination bid.

In an extraordinary interview with the Daily Mirror, Mehmet Ali Agca was asked if he regret­­ted the 1981 attack which shocked the world.

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