Philippines: Pope Continues Visit Amid Fears Of Attack By Moslem Extremists

Record ID: 3715

  • Title: Philippines: Pope Continues Visit Amid Fears Of Attack By Moslem Extremists
  • Date: 13th January 1995
  • Summary: Pope John Paul II continued his Philippine visit on January 13 1995, while security agents hunted for a group of Moslem extremists suspected of preparing an attack on him. Pope John Paul began the day with a meeting with Philippine President Fidel Ramos, the country's first Protestant President, at Malacanang Palace. Following the meeting the Pontiff celebrated mass at the chapel of the University of Santo Thomas, Asia's oldest university, as part of the celebrations for World Youth Day. Meanwhile hundreds of demonstrators gathered in central Manila to demand the release of political prisoners whom they allege remain incarcerated in prisons throughout the country.
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  • Location: PHILIPPINES MANILA MENDIOLA
  • Reuters ID: LDL00121MDR2Z
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