Pope Francis told how terrorists tried to kill him – UNIAN
The assassination attempt occurred in 2021 during the Pontiff's visit to Iraq.
Pope Francis had a high chance of dying during a trip to Iraq in 2021. The suicide bombers planned to kill him, but they were eliminated in time. Sky News writes about this with reference to the autobiographical book of the pontiff.
When Francis arrived in Baghdad, British intelligence told Iraqi police that a woman with explosives was heading to Mosul and planned to blow herself up during the pope's visit to that city.
“The truck was heading there quickly with the same intention,” Francis, 88, says in Hope: An Autobiography.
In the book, the Pope said he later asked Vatican security what happened to the suicide bombers.
“The commander replied laconically: “They are no longer here.” Iraqi police…
