Where is the evidence for Pope knocked down by unstable woman at Christmas Mass (video)?
A woman jumped the barriers in St. Peter’s Basilica and knocked down Pope Benedict XVI at the start of Christmas Eve Mass, but the 82-year-old pontiff got up unhurt and proceeded as planned with Thursday’s service. Witness video obtained by The Associated Press showed a woman dressed in a red hooded sweat shirt vaulting over the wooden barriers that cordoned off the basilica’s main aisle and rushing toward the pope before being swarmed by bodyguards. The video showed the woman grabbing the pope’s vestments as she was taken down by guards, with Benedict then falling on top of her. The commotion occurred as the pope’s procession was making its way toward the main altar and shocked gasps rang out among the thousands who packed the basilica. The procession came to a halt, the music stopped and security rushed to the trouble spot. A Vatican spokesman, the Rev. Ciro Benedettini said the woman appeared to be mentally unstable and had been taken into custody by Vatican police. He said she also
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091224/ap_on_re_eu/eu_vatican_christmas;_ylt=AgxwsgEMqqC2NhtGL5_I02V0fNdF A woman jumped the barriers in St. Peter’s Basilica and knocked down Pope Benedict XVI as he walked down the main aisle to begin Christmas Eve Mass on Thursday. The 82-year-old pope quickly got up and was unhurt, said a Vatican spokesman, the Rev. Ciro Benedettini. Footage aired on Italy’s RAI state TV showed a woman dressed in a red jumper vaulting over the wooden barriers and rushing the pope before being swarmed by bodyguards. The commotion occurred as the pope’s procession was making its way toward the main altar and shocked gasps rang out through the public that packed the basilica. The procession came to a halt and security rushed to the trouble spot. Benedettini said the woman who pushed the pope appeared to be mentally unstable and had been arrest
A woman jumped the barriers in St. Peter’s Basilica and knocked down the pontiff as he walked down the main aisle to begin Christmas Eve Mass on Thursday, … Sources: http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&ct2=us%2F0_0_s_0_0_t&usg=AFQjCNERem9VnAuW0nZcyXG1fdkHKHe_gA&sig2=QMzhdpwjrGIsqi8kjPL7Rw&cid=17593680514512&ei=7SY0S4DiCYbu9QS-z8qVAg&rt=SEARCH&vm=STANDARD&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.examiner.
