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Mehmet Ali Ağca, Turkish assassin

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Mehmet Ali Ağca

Turkish assassin and Grey Wolves member (born 1958)

Mehmet Ali Ağca is a Turkish hitman and former member of the Grey Wolves. He murdered journalist Abdi İpekçi on 1 February 1979 and was imprisoned, but he escaped. He travelled illegally to Vatican City on 13 May 1981, and attempted to assassinate Pope John Paul II on the same…
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January 9

Day of the year

January 9 is the ninth day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 356 days remain until the end of the year.
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