Agca to be Freed

A court has approved the release from prison the man who shot Pope John Paul II in 1981, saying he completed his sentence for crimes he committed in Turkey, the semiofficial Anatolia news agency reported Sunday.

Mehmet Ali Agca was extradited to Turkey in 2000 after serving almost 20 years in Italy for shooting and wounding the pope in St. Peter's Square in Rome. His motive for the attack remains unclear.

Agca, 46, was expected to be released as early as Monday.

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The same article says Agca was also serving time for murdering a Turkish journalist and two robberies. Twenty-five years for murder and two robberies? That seems awfully light. Maybe the Turks figured the JPII attempt should be rewarded.