The spiritual leader of the Catholics and the head of the Vatican Pope Francis said that he was threatened with an attempt during his visit to Iraq in 2021.
Pontiff outlined this story in the book “Spera” (dangling), which collected memories from childhood until recently, reports the Italian agency ANSA.
The most striking recent memory that Pope Francis mentions in his book is his visit to Iraq on March 5-8, 2021 and attempts at the assassination attempt, which were prevented during this trip.
(Iraqi) The police warned the Vatican gendarmerie about the information received from the British special services that the young woman-suicide was heading for Mosul to bring the explosive device installed on it. For the same purpose, a minibus moved there at high speed. Less the trip continued, ”recalls the pontiff.
The spiritual leader of the Catholics noted that he asked the gendarmerie what happened to those who had eaten during a trip to Mosul and the commander replied that they were no longer.
“Iraqi police to block their way and made them exploded. This situation shocked me very much. Another of the poisonous fruit of the war,” the pontiff noted.
Pope Francis became the first head of the Roman Catholic Church to visit Iraq.