Wednesday, June 6, 2007

German man tries to jump into the popemobile

Man tries to jump into popemobile (AP)

Pope Benedict XVI waves from the popemobile escorted by security guards, as he arrives for the weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, June 6, 2007. At left, Swiss Guards Commander Col. Elmar Theodore Maeder. A man tried to jump into the uncovered popemobile as the pontiff began his general audience Wednesday and was wrestled to the ground by security officers. The pope was not hurt and didn't even appear to notice that the man had jumped over the protective barricade toward the white popemobile as it drove by with the pope waving to the audience. (AP Photo/Plinio Lepri)AP - A German man tried to jump into Pope Benedict XVI's uncovered popemobile as the pontiff began his general audience Wednesday and held onto it for a few seconds before being wrestled to the ground by security officers.


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