Camillo Cibin
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Camillo Cibin, (b. 1926) is a former Papal bodyguard and former Inspector General of the Corpo della Gendarmeria, the security and police force of Vatican City. He retired in 2006 after 58 years of service in the security force and over forty years as its commander.[1]
Cibin was with Pope John Paul II when he was shot in St. Peter's Square in 1981. Cibin captured Mehmet Ali Hagca, who was convicted of the assassination attempt and spent nineteen years in an Italian prison.[1]
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- ^ a b Cindy Wooden. "Six popes later, Vatican security chief turns in his jogging shoes", Catholic News Service, June 9, 2006. Retrieved on 2007-08-24.
