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Pope Francis assassination plot stopped by UK intelligence

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Pope says two suicide bombers targeted event at which he was set to appear in Iraq in March 2021 .

Both attackers were subsequently intercepted and killed, he writes in excerpts of his autobiography.

The Pope says the plot was uncovered by British intelligence, who warned Iraqi police.

The visit was the first ever to Iraq by a pope and saw an intense security operation.

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72

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68

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56

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informal

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English

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54

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